Germanic + noun
Germanic 作形容词时通常放在名词前,修饰语言、民族或文化;注意首字母大写。
Germanic languages are spoken across much of northern Europe.
日耳曼语族语言在北欧大部分地区使用。
日耳曼语族
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
日耳曼语族
the branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Scandinavian and West Germanic languages
Germanic languages are spoken across much of northern Europe.
日耳曼语族语言在北欧大部分地区使用。
印欧语系的一个分支;目前使用的语言分为两大组:斯堪的纳维亚语和西日耳曼语支
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic
Germanic is a branch of the Indo-European family that includes English, German, and Swedish.
日耳曼语族是印欧语系的一个分支,包括英语、德语和瑞典语。
The professor asked us to compare the grammar of Germanic with that of Romance.
教授让我们比较日耳曼语族和罗曼语族的语法。
Many common English words come from Germanic, not from Latin.
英语中许多常用词来自日耳曼语族,而不是拉丁语。
Germanic 作形容词时通常放在名词前,修饰语言、民族或文化;注意首字母大写。
Germanic languages are spoken across much of northern Europe.
日耳曼语族语言在北欧大部分地区使用。
作表语时说明某语言或文化属于日耳曼语族。
English and German are Germanic.
英语和德语属于日耳曼语族。
作名词指日耳曼语族,通常不带冠词,首字母大写。
Germanic is a branch of the Indo-European language family.
日耳曼语族是印欧语系的一个分支。
Not this
He is a Germanic.
Use this
He is a Germanic person.
Germanic 是形容词,不能直接作名词指人;表示“一个日耳曼人”须说 a Germanic person。
Not this
She speaks Germanic.
Use this
She speaks German.
Germanic 作名词指整个日耳曼语族,不指某一种具体语言;表达“德语”这门语言要用 German。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
日耳曼语族语言
English, German, and Dutch are Germanic languages.
英语、德语和荷兰语都是日耳曼语族语言。
西日耳曼语支
English is a West Germanic language.
英语是一种西日耳曼语支语言。
北日耳曼语支
Norwegian is a North Germanic language.
挪威语是一种北日耳曼语支语言。
日耳曼部落
The Germanic tribes migrated across Europe in late antiquity.
古代晚期日耳曼部落迁徙穿越欧洲。
日耳曼神话
Odin appears throughout Germanic mythology.
奥丁在整个日耳曼神话中都有出现。
Use Germanic naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
German(德国人/日耳曼人)+ ic(形容词后缀)→ germanic(日耳曼的;日耳曼语)。联想:德国人 German 讲日耳曼语。
语域:formal 常见场景:语言学、历史语言学、学术写作 名词用法表示日耳曼语族,通常用于语言学或历史语言学的学术语境,比较正式;日常对话中较少单独使用。
以上单词都以 -anic 结尾,且重音落在该音节上,发音均含 /ænɪk/,与 Germanic 的 /mænɪk/ 押韵。注意:拼写为 -antic 的词(如 romantic /roʊˈmæntɪk/、pedantic /pɪˈdæntɪk/)在 /ɪk/ 前多出一个 /t/,读音不同,并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.