a Belgian
Belgian 作可数名词，单数前要加冠词 a/an。
My new teacher is a Belgian.
我的新老师是比利时人。
来自比利时或具有比利时血统的人。
来自比利时或具有比利时血统的人。
A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.
比利时人
a native or inhabitant of Belgium
My colleague is a Belgian who moved to Shanghai last year.
我的同事是一位去年搬到上海的比利时人。
用法提示：Belgian 作名词，指来自比利时的人。
Many Belgians enjoy cycling to work in the spring.
许多比利时人喜欢在春天骑自行车上班。
用法提示：Belgians 是 Belgian 的复数形式，作名词主语。
The artist we met at the gallery was a Belgian.
我们在画廊遇到的那位艺术家是比利时人。
用法提示：Belgian 作表语名词，表示国籍身份。
Belgian 作可数名词，单数前要加冠词 a/an。
My new teacher is a Belgian.
我的新老师是比利时人。
the Belgians 用来指比利时全体人民。
The Belgians are proud of their chocolate.
比利时人为自己的巧克力感到自豪。
复数 Belgians 泛指不特定的一群比利时人，前面不加冠词。
Thousands of Belgians travel abroad every year.
每年有成千上万的比利时人出国旅行。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is a belgian.
正确表达She is a Belgian.
英语里表示国籍、民族、语言的专有名词和形容词首字母必须大写，小写的 belgian 是拼写错误；表示“比利时人”时要写成 Belgian。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a Belgium.
正确表达He is a Belgian.
Belgium 是国名“比利时”，不能用来指人；指某国人要用对应的国籍名词 Belgian。中文“他是比利时人”常被直接套成国名，属于词性/词形混用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The Belgian are famous for their chocolate.
正确表达The Belgians are famous for their chocolate.
用“the + 复数国籍名词”泛指一国全体人民，所以必须用复数 Belgians，并与复数谓语 are 保持一致；单数 the Belgian 只指某一个比利时人，不能表示整个民族。
出生即为比利时人
She is a Belgian by birth but has spent most of her life in France.
她出生即为比利时人，但一生大部分时间都在法国度过。
比利时同胞
He celebrated the victory with his fellow Belgians.
他和比利时同胞一起庆祝这场胜利。
旅居海外的比利时人
Belgians living abroad can still vote in national elections.
旅居海外的比利时人仍然可以在全国选举中投票。
自豪的比利时人
He is a proud Belgian who never misses the national team's matches.
他是个自豪的比利时人，从不错过国家队的比赛。
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