Word · Frequency #512
European
欧洲人
a native or inhabitant of Europe
- 1.
A person living or originating from Europe.
居住或源自欧洲的人
- 2.
A person who resides within the European Union.
居住在欧盟境内的人
居住或源自欧洲的人；居住在欧盟境内的人
In use
I visited many European countries last summer.
She prefers European cuisine over Asian food.
The European fashion industry is very influential.
European + noun
European作形容词，常修饰地理、文化类名词。
She specializes in European history.
她专攻欧洲历史。
be + European
描述风格或起源时使用。
The architecture is very European.
这建筑很有欧洲风格。
a European / Europeans
复数形式为Europeans。
He is a European.
他是一个欧洲人。
Connections
Collocations
- European Union
- 欧盟
- The United Kingdom left the European Union in 2020.英国于2020年离开了欧盟。
- European countries
- 欧洲国家
- Many European countries use the euro as their currency.许多欧洲国家使用欧元作为货币。
- European culture
- 欧洲文化
- She is studying European culture and history at university.她正在大学学习欧洲文化和历史。
- European history
- 欧洲历史
- The Renaissance was a pivotal period in European history.文艺复兴是欧洲历史上的一个关键时期。
- European languages
- 欧洲语言
- French, German, and Spanish are all European languages.法语、德语和西班牙语都是欧洲语言。
- European integration
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆解为 Eu（欧盟）+ rope（绳子）+ an（一个），想象欧盟各国被绳子连在一起，就是欧洲的。
Context & Register
Register: neutral. Contexts: geography, politics, culture, demographics. Note_zh: 作为名词和形容词，通常用于地理、政治、文化等正式或非正式语境，中性语体。
Grammar Note
名词为可数名词；形容词通常作定语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending with the sound /iːən/ (e.g., Caribbean, Korean, Pythagorean) rhyme with European. Words spelled with -ean but pronounced differently (e.g., Mediterranean /ˈreɪniən/, Napoleon /ˈliən/) do not.
Learn the forms together
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