Word · Frequency #12142
Brittanies
布列塔尼
Brittanies is the plural of brittany.
a former province of northwestern France, on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
- 1.
A gun dog of a particular breed.
特定品种的猎犬。
特定品种的猎犬。；布列塔尼(法国西北部一地区)
In use
We drove across Brittany last summer to explore its old towns.
Brittany has a long coastline with many sandy beaches.
She bought a postcard showing the coast of Brittany.
come from + place
表达“来自某地”时用come from，地点名词前通常不加冠词。
These musicians come from Brittany.
这些音乐家来自布列塔尼。
the + noun + of + place
of结构可表示所属关系，前面通常有定冠词the。
The coastline of Brittany is very rugged.
布列塔尼的海岸线非常崎岖。
spend + time + in + place
表示“在某地度过一段时间”时，地点前用介词in。
We spent a week in Brittany last summer.
去年夏天我们在布列塔尼待了一周。
Connections
Collocations
- Brittany region
- 布列塔尼地区
- The Brittany region is known for its traditional music.布列塔尼地区以其传统音乐而闻名。
- coast of Brittany
- 布列塔尼海岸
- The coast of Brittany attracts many tourists.布列塔尼海岸吸引了许多游客。
- history of Brittany
- 布列塔尼的历史
- This book describes the history of Brittany.这本书描述了布列塔尼的历史。
- visit Brittany
- 游览布列塔尼
- We would like to visit Brittany in the summer.我们想要在夏天游览布列塔尼。
- people of Brittany
- 布列塔尼人
- The people of Brittany have a distinct cultural identity.布列塔尼人有着独特的文化认同。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Brittany 听起来像 Britain，但要记住它在法国，是法国西北的布列塔尼半岛。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：geography、history、travel 该词为地名，通常用作专有名词，多用于地理、历史或旅行类文本；正式与非正式场合均可使用，语气中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 Brittany 完全押韵：其重读元音为 /ɪ/，押韵部分为 /ɪtəni/。Germany、Tiffany 与它有相似的词尾 /əni/，botany 的 /təni/ 结尾与之更接近。注意 Britain 和 Italy 只是拼写相似，读音差距大（Britain 以 /ən/ 结尾，Italy 以 /əli/ 结尾）。
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.