grammar · medium
易错句子carthage was a powerful city in ancient times.
正确表达Carthage was a powerful city in ancient times.
Carthage is a proper noun and must always begin with a capital letter in English.
迦太基
古代北非沿海城邦,位于今突尼斯附近,由腓尼基人建立,曾被罗马人摧毁并重建,后于公元 697 年被阿拉伯人夷平
an ancient city-state on the North African coast near modern Tunis, founded by Phoenicians, destroyed and rebuilt by Romans, and razed by Arabs in 697
古代北非沿海城邦,位于今突尼斯附近,由腓尼基人建立,曾被罗马人摧毁并重建,后于公元 697 年被阿拉伯人夷平
an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697
Carthage was a powerful city-state in ancient North Africa.
迦太基是古代北非的一个强大城邦。
用法提示：专有名词 Carthage 作主语，指古代城邦迦太基。
In the Third Punic War, Rome completely destroyed Carthage.
在第三次布匿战争中，罗马彻底摧毁了迦太基。
用法提示：专有名词 Carthage 作动词 destroyed 的宾语，表示迦太基城。
Tourists can still visit the ruins of Carthage near Tunis today.
如今游客仍然可以参观突尼斯附近的迦太基遗迹。
用法提示：专有名词 Carthage 在介词 of 后作宾语，指迦太基遗迹所在的城市。
grammar · medium
易错句子carthage was a powerful city in ancient times.
正确表达Carthage was a powerful city in ancient times.
Carthage is a proper noun and must always begin with a capital letter in English.
grammar · medium
易错句子I visited the Carthage last year.
正确表达I visited Carthage last year.
City names like Carthage normally take no article; use the definite article only with phrases such as 'the city of Carthage'.
grammar · medium
易错句子Carthage is a ancient city.
正确表达Carthage is an ancient city.
The adjective 'ancient' begins with a vowel sound /eɪ/, so it requires 'an', not 'a'.
Carthage 是北非古城迦太基；cartage 意为“货车运输/运费”。两者拼写相近（-th- 与 -t-），但意思无关；发音上 Carthage 有 /θ/，cartage 有 /t/。
Carthage 是城市名，指迦太基城；Carthaginian 是形容词或指迦太基人，表示“迦太基的”。修饰名词时需用 Carthaginian，不要直接用 Carthage。
古城迦太基
Ancient Carthage was a powerful trading empire in the Mediterranean.
古城迦太基是地中海地区一个强大的贸易帝国。
迦太基的陷落
The fall of Carthage in 146 BC marked the end of the Punic Wars.
公元前146年迦太基的陷落标志着布匿战争的结束。
迦太基遗址
Tourists can still visit the ruins of Carthage near Tunis.
游客仍然可以参观突尼斯附近的迦太基遗址。
迦太基的毁灭
The destruction of Carthage was ordered by the Roman Senate.
罗马元老院下令毁灭迦太基。
迦太基由腓尼基人建立，腓尼基是古代地中海的重要文明。
指与迦太基相关的，如布匿战争（罗马与迦太基之间的战争）。
迦太基的著名军事将领，曾率军翻越阿尔卑斯山进攻罗马。
罗马是迦太基的主要对手，双方进行了三次布匿战争，最终罗马摧毁了迦太基。
迦太基古城遗址位于今突尼斯市附近，地处北非海岸。
迦太基必须被毁灭。
Cato the Elder is said to have ended every speech with "Carthage must be destroyed."
据说老加图每次演讲都以“迦太基必须被毁灭”结尾。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.