Jane Austen + verb
Jane Austen 是作家全名,Austen 是姓氏。
Jane Austen is famous for her novels.
简·奥斯汀以她的小说闻名。
简·奥斯汀
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
简·奥斯汀
Jane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist known for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families
Jane Austen is famous for her novels.
简·奥斯汀以她的小说闻名。
奥斯丁(男子名)
n. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
I borrowed a novel by Austen from the library yesterday.
我昨天从图书馆借了一本奥斯汀写的小说。
Austen's characters often face difficult choices about love and money.
奥斯汀笔下的角色常常面临关于爱情和金钱的艰难选择。
Many people enjoy the film adaptations of Austen's novels.
许多人喜欢奥斯汀小说的电影改编版。
Jane Austen 是作家全名,Austen 是姓氏。
Jane Austen is famous for her novels.
简·奥斯汀以她的小说闻名。
Austen's 后接表示作品、风格等的名词。
Austen's style is clear and witty.
奥斯汀的文风清晰而机智。
by Austen 用来标示作品的作者。
Pride and Prejudice was written by Austen.
《傲慢与偏见》是奥斯汀写的。
Not this
Jane Austin wrote Pride and Prejudice.
Use this
Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice.
Austen 与 Austin 是形近异义词:Austen 是作家简·奥斯汀的姓氏,Austin 是地名/人名。指这位作家时必须拼写 Austen,不能写成 Austin。
Not this
I read an Austen's novel yesterday.
Use this
I read an Austen novel yesterday.
专有名词作定语时直接用名词(an Austen novel),不加所有格 's,否则会构成 an 和 Austen's 双重限定词。删去 's 即可。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
简·奥斯汀
We read Jane Austen in our English literature class.
我们在英语文学课上读简·奥斯汀。
奥斯汀小说
Pride and Prejudice is my favorite Austen novel.
《傲慢与偏见》是我最喜欢的奥斯汀小说。
奥斯汀笔下的女主人公
Elizabeth Bennet is perhaps Austen's most beloved heroine.
伊丽莎白·班纳特也许是奥斯汀最受人喜爱的女主人公。
奥斯汀作品改编作品
The BBC has produced many Austen adaptations.
英国广播公司制作了许多奥斯汀作品改编作品。
奥斯汀研究学者
Austen scholars continue to debate the irony in her novels.
奥斯汀研究学者们一直在讨论她小说中的反讽。
简·奥斯丁会怎么做?
Whenever I face a romantic dilemma, I ask myself what Austen would do.
每当我遇到感情上的两难问题时,我都会问自己奥斯丁会怎么做。
Use Austen naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Austen 音近‘奥斯丁’,联想到英国女作家简·奥斯汀和《傲慢与偏见》。
语域:neutral 常见场景:文学讨论、人物介绍 该词在英语中通常作为人名。在文学语境中多指英国小说家简·奥斯汀,中性场合使用即可。
与 Austen 同音的词是 Austin(/ˈɔːstɪn/,美国城市名)。注意拼写类似但读音不同:listen、fasten、hasten 都以 -sten 结尾,但 t 不发音,分别读 /ˈlɪsən/、/ˈfæsən/、/ˈheɪsən/;Justin 虽然拼写相近,但元音不同,读 /ˈdʒʌstɪn/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.