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in Arkansas
表示位于或居住在某州时，州名前通常不加冠词。
She has lived in Arkansas for ten years.
她在阿肯色州住了十年。
阿肯色州
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
阿肯色州
a state in the south central United States
She has lived in Arkansas for ten years.
她在阿肯色州住了十年。
阿肯色州
n. a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War；n. a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
We drove through Arkansas on our way to Texas.
我们在去得克萨斯州的路上开车穿过了阿肯色州。
Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas.
小石城是阿肯色州的首府。
She has lived in Arkansas for ten years.
她在阿肯色州住了十年。
表示位于或居住在某州时，州名前通常不加冠词。
She has lived in Arkansas for ten years.
她在阿肯色州住了十年。
河流名称前一般用定冠词 the；Arkansas River 指阿肯色河，与州名 Arkansas 同形但不同义。
The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River.
阿肯色河是密西西比河的一条主要支流。
正式场合可说 the state of Arkansas，日常可直接说 Arkansas。
The state of Arkansas is in the southern United States.
阿肯色州位于美国南部。
Not this
He lives in the Arkansas.
Use this
He lives in Arkansas.
美国州名不加冠词，直接说 Arkansas；the Arkansas 通常指阿肯色河（the Arkansas River），不能用来指阿肯色州。
Not this
He lives in Arkansas state.
Use this
He lives in Arkansas.
中文的“州”已经包含在 Arkansas 这个专有名词里，不能再说 Arkansas state；要表示“阿肯色州”时直接用 Arkansas，或者用 the state of Arkansas。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
阿肯色州
Little Rock is the capital of the state of Arkansas.
小石城是阿肯色州的首府。
阿肯色河
The Arkansas River flows southeast into the Mississippi River.
阿肯色河向东南流入密西西比河。
阿肯色州西北部
Many companies are headquartered in northwest Arkansas.
许多公司的总部设在阿肯色州西北部。
阿肯色州小石城
She moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, for a new job.
她搬到阿肯色州小石城去从事一份新工作。
阿肯色大学
He studied business at the University of Arkansas.
他在阿肯色大学学习商务。
阿肯色州法律
Arkansas law requires drivers to wear seat belts.
阿肯色州法律要求驾驶员系安全带。
Use Arkansas naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Arkansas 以 ark（方舟）开头，想象方舟停在阿肯色河，别读成堪萨斯。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、新闻、旅行 该词为专有名词（阿肯色州或阿肯色河），语气中性，通常用于正式或一般场合，如地理、新闻、旅行等。
与 Arkansas 结尾音节 /sɒː/ 押韵的词：saw、law、paw、raw、draw。注意：Kansas 拼写相似，但发音为 /ˈkænzəs/，完全不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.