Word · Frequency #5148
gothic
哥特式小说
A novel written in the Gothic style.
- 1.
A novel written in the Gothic style.
哥特风格
In use
The cathedral's design reflects the grandeur of French gothic.
Gothic was spoken by the ancient Goths and is now extinct.
The printer chose a heavy gothic for the poster headings.
in [Noun]
此处的'Gothic'指哥特语，是一种已灭绝的东日耳曼语言。
The manuscript was written in Gothic.
这份手稿是用哥特语写成的。
in the [Noun] style
指起源于法国北部并传遍欧洲的哥特式建筑风格。
The cathedral was built in the Gothic style.
这座大教堂是以哥特式风格建造的。
set in [Noun]
指15至18世纪使用的粗体字。
The book is set in Gothic type.
这本书是用哥特体排印的。
Common mistakes
He is a gothic.He is a Goth.
gothic 作为名词指哥特语、哥特体或哥特式建筑，不指人；指哥特次文化成员时应用 Goth。
I study the gothic.I study Gothic.
作为语言名称时，gothic 是专有名词，通常不加冠词 the，且需大写 G。
Connections
Collocations
- Gothic language
- 哥特语
- Gothic is an extinct East Germanic language.哥特语是一种已灭绝的东日耳曼语。
- translate into Gothic
- 翻译成哥特语
- Bishop Ulfilas translated the Bible into Gothic.乌尔菲拉主教将圣经翻译成哥特语。
- Gothic typeface
- 哥特体
- The poster uses a traditional Gothic typeface.海报使用了传统的哥特体。
- write in Gothic
- 用哥特体书写
- The manuscript was written in Gothic script.手稿是用哥特体书写的。
- Gothic architecture
- 哥特式建筑
- Notre Dame Cathedral is a famous example of Gothic architecture.巴黎圣母院是哥特式建筑的著名范例。
- Gothic cathedral
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象哥特式建筑的尖拱像字母‘G’的形态，帮助记忆‘gothic’。
Context & Register
该词作名词时，因不同义项而语域各异：指“哥特语”时属于历史语言学专业领域；指“哥特体”时多见于排版与印刷术；指“哥特式建筑”时常见于艺术史与建筑学讨论。总体属专业或学术语域，但非口语常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme exactly with 'gothic'. The listed words share the '-ic' ending and the same stressed vowel /ɒ/, but differ in the preceding consonant, so they do not rhyme. Be cautious of lookalikes like 'ethnic' (/ˈɛθnɪk/) or 'mythic' (/ˈmɪθɪk/) which have different vowels.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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