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live in [place]
表示居住地点；州名或城市名前通常不加冠词 the。
She lives in Connecticut.
她住在康涅狄格州。
康涅狄格州
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
康涅狄格州
a state in the northeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
She lives in Connecticut.
她住在康涅狄格州。
康涅狄格
n. a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies；n. a river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound；n. one of the British colonies that formed the United States
Connecticut has a long coastline along Long Island Sound.
康涅狄格州沿着长岛海湾拥有漫长的海岸线。
Many people commute from Connecticut to New York City for work.
许多人从康涅狄格州通勤到纽约市上班。
My aunt lives in a small town in Connecticut.
我姑姑住在康涅狄格州的一个小镇上。
表示居住地点；州名或城市名前通常不加冠词 the。
She lives in Connecticut.
她住在康涅狄格州。
表示来源或家乡；from 后接地名。
He comes from Connecticut.
他来自康涅狄格州。
用于正式语境或强调其行政地位；日常口语中可直接说 Connecticut。
The state of Connecticut was one of the original thirteen colonies.
康涅狄格州是最初的十三个殖民地之一。
河流名称前通常加 the；但州名 Connecticut 单独使用时不加 the。
The Connecticut River flows through Connecticut.
康涅狄格河流经康涅狄格州。
Not this
connecticut is in the northeastern United States.
Use this
Connecticut is in the northeastern United States.
Connecticut 是专有名词，必须大写；小写 connecticut 不符合英语拼写规则。
Not this
She lives at Connecticut.
Use this
She lives in Connecticut.
表示居住在国家、州等大地点时，介词用 in，不用 at；at 通常用于具体的小地点。
Not this
We sailed on Connecticut River.
Use this
We sailed on the Connecticut River.
河流名称前必须加定冠词 the，因此要写 the Connecticut River。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
康涅狄格州
The state of Connecticut is known for its autumn foliage.
康涅狄格州以秋叶闻名。
康涅狄格河
The Connecticut River flows through New England.
康涅狄格河流经新英格兰。
康涅狄格扬基人
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is a famous novel.
《康涅狄格扬基在亚瑟王朝廷》是一部著名小说。
康涅狄格大学
She studies at the University of Connecticut.
她在康涅狄格大学学习。
康涅狄格殖民地
Connecticut Colony was one of the original thirteen colonies.
康涅狄格殖民地是最初的十三个殖民地之一。
康涅狄格大道
The hotel is on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C.
这家酒店位于华盛顿特区的康涅狄格大道。
《亚瑟王朝廷里的康涅狄格州美国人》
Have you read Mark Twain's classic, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court?
你读过马克·吐温的经典作品《亚瑟王朝廷里的康涅狄格州美国人》吗？
Use Connecticut naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
助记：拼写里藏着 connect（连接）和 cut（切开），想象康涅狄格河把新英格兰的土地连接又切开。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、历史、新闻 该词通常用于中性语境，指美国康涅狄格州或同名河流，比较常见于地理、历史或新闻介绍中。
No common whole word rhymes with /kəˈnetikət/. The stressed syllable, spelled 'nect', is pronounced like the word 'net' /nɛt/. The final syllable is /kət/, as in the noun 'advocate' /ˈædvəkət/. Beware the lookalikes 'connect' /kəˈnɛkt/ and 'cut' /kʌt/, which are not pronounced as in 'Connecticut'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.