Word · Frequency #14605
Clifton
克利夫顿
a male given name
克利夫顿(男子名)
In use
Clifton is my neighbor and he often walks his dog in the morning.
I met Clifton at the coffee shop yesterday.
Clifton lent me his umbrella when it started to rain.
Common mistakes
My friend clifton lives in London.My friend Clifton lives in London.
Clifton 是专有名词（男子名），在句中必须首字母大写；中文没有大小写区别，所以学习者容易写成小写，但英语中人名首字母必须大写。
Cliftons book is on the desk.Clifton's book is on the desk.
表示“克利夫顿的书”要用名词所有格，在名字后加 's；中文没有撇号，学习者常漏掉，写成 Cliftons book 就无法正确表达所属关系。
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Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 Clifton 拆成 cliff（悬崖）和 ton（城镇），想象悬崖边的小镇，就能记住这个男子名。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：姓名介绍、日常称呼 克利夫顿作为男子名，在正式场合和日常交流中都比较常见，通常不带特定语体色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English words rhyme exactly with /ˈklɪftən/. 'cliff' shares the initial /klɪf/; 'gift', 'swift', and 'sift' share /ɪft/ but lack the final /ən/; 'button' and 'mutton' share the unstressed /tən/ ending but have different stressed vowels. Do not treat these as rhymes based on spelling alone.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.