Word · Frequency #13504
Athenian
雅典人
a resident of Athens
- 1.
An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.
雅典(希腊)的居民、常住居民或公民。
雅典(希腊)的居民、常住居民或公民。
In use
The woman sitting next to me on the plane is an Athenian, and she gave me tips for visiting Athens.
Many Athenians prefer to walk or take the metro instead of driving.
As an Athenian, he knows all the best restaurants in the city.
an Athenian
Athenian 以元音音素开头，因此不定冠词用 an。
Socrates was an Athenian.
苏格拉底是雅典人。
the Athenians
the Athenians 指全体雅典人，是复数名词。
The Athenians built the Parthenon.
雅典人建造了帕特农神庙。
Athenian [noun]
作形容词时，意为“雅典的；雅典人的”，通常作定语修饰名词。
Athenian democracy influenced later governments.
雅典民主影响了后来的政府。
Common mistakes
I love Athens food.I love Athenian food.
英语中，专有名词“Athens”（雅典）通常不能直接作定语修饰名词，而应使用对应的形容词形式“Athenian”（雅典的）。因此“Athens food”不地道，应改为“Athenian food”。
She is from Athenian.She is from Athens.
“be from”后面应接地点（城市名），如“Athens”，而“Athenian”表示“雅典人”或“雅典的”，不能指代城市本身，所以不能用在“from”后面。
Connections
Collocations
- Athenian democracy
- 雅典民主
- Athenian democracy laid the foundations for modern political systems.雅典民主为现代政治制度奠定了基础。
- Athenian philosopher
- 雅典哲学家
- Socrates was an Athenian philosopher who taught by asking questions.苏格拉底是一位雅典哲学家，他通过提问来教学。
- ancient Athenians
- 古代雅典人
- The ancient Athenians valued art, philosophy, and public debate.古代雅典人重视艺术、哲学和公共辩论。
- Athenian art
- 雅典艺术
- Athenian art is famous for its pottery and sculpture.雅典艺术以其陶器和雕塑闻名。
- an Athenian citizen
- 雅典公民
- In ancient times, an Athenian citizen had the right to vote.在古代，雅典公民拥有投票权。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 Athenian 拆成 Athe + nian，发音像“雅典人”的开头；想象一位雅典市民在卫城前说“I am Athenian.”
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：历史、文化、旅游 通常用于历史、文化、旅游等较为正式的书面语境；作名词指雅典人，作形容词指与雅典或雅典人相关的。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English words rhyme with /əˈθiːnjən/. The listed words share the spelling ending '-ian' but sound different: Australian has /ˈstreɪ-/ and /liən/, Canadian has /ˈneɪ-/ and /diən/, Italian has /ˈtæl-/, Indian has /ˈɪn-/ and /diən/ with stress on the first syllable, Brazilian has /ˈzɪl-/, and Russian is pronounced /ˈrʌʃən/ with /ʃ/. Do not infer the pronunciation from the spelling.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.