an Indian
Indian 指印度人时是可数名词,前面用 an。
She met an Indian at the conference.
她在会议上遇到了一位印度人。
印度人
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
印度人
A person from India.
She met an Indian at the conference.
她在会议上遇到了一位印度人。
印度人。
A person from India.
一种不透明黑色底上有彩色条纹的弹珠。
A kind of marble (spherical toy) with colored bands on an opaque black base.
My neighbor is an Indian who moved here from Mumbai last year.
我的邻居是去年从孟买搬来的印度人。
Many Indians celebrate Diwali with family and fireworks.
许多印度人会和家人一起放烟花庆祝排灯节。
The museum has an exhibit about the Plains Indians and their history.
博物馆有一个关于平原印第安人及其历史的展览。
Indian 指印度人时是可数名词,前面用 an。
She met an Indian at the conference.
她在会议上遇到了一位印度人。
用 the 表示特指某个印度人。
The Indian sitting there is a doctor.
坐在那里的那位印度人是医生。
复数形式是 Indians。
Many Indians speak English.
许多印度人说英语。
此处 Indian 指一种黑色底上有彩色条纹的弹珠。
He picked an Indian with blue bands from the bag.
他从袋子里挑了一颗带蓝色条纹的印度弹珠。
Not this
There are many Indian in India.
Use this
There are many Indians in India.
Indian 指“印度人”时是可数名词,复数必须加 -s;不能说 many Indian,因为复数形式不能省略。
Not this
He is an indian.
Use this
He is an Indian.
Indian 作为国籍/民族词是专有名词,首字母必须大写;写小写 indian 属于拼写错误。
Not this
She met an India at the party.
Use this
She met an Indian at the party.
India 是国家名,指人要用 Indian;这是把地名当作“某国人”的中式英语,改正后意思才通顺。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
亚裔印度人
An Asian Indian opened a new restaurant in our neighborhood.
一位亚裔印度人在我们街区开了一家新餐馆。
非居民印度人;印度侨民
The bank offers special services for non-resident Indians.
这家银行为非居民印度人提供特别服务。
按出生是印度人
Although she is an Indian by birth, she has lived in London for most of her life.
虽然她按出生是印度人,但她一生大部分时间住在伦敦。
小阳春;迟来的兴旺
We had an Indian summer in October, with temperatures in the 70s.
十月份我们遇上了一个小阳春,气温有七十多华氏度。
一路纵队;鱼贯而行
The scouts walked in Indian file through the narrow trail.
侦察兵们排成一路纵队穿过狭窄的小径。
头头太多,干活的人不够
This project has too many chiefs and not enough Indians; nobody is doing the work.
这个项目头头太多,干活的人不够;没人真正在做事。
Use indian naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想:India(印度)加 -an 表人,指印度人;黑底彩纹弹珠的花纹像印度彩绘,所以也叫 Indian。
语域:mixed 常见场景:谈论国籍或来自印度的人、玩弹珠或收集弹珠时 作名词时,指“印度人”的意思比较中性,在日常对话、新闻等正式或非正式场合都常用;而指“不透明黑底彩纹弹珠”的意思则比较特定,多用于儿童游戏或弹珠收藏等语境。使用时需根据上下文判断,通常前一个意思更常见。
Indian 的 -ian 读作 /diən/。Canadian、comedian、guardian 也都以 /diən/ 结尾,但它们与 Indian 并不真正押韵,因为重音位置和重读元音不同。注意拼写相似的 Australian 读作 /liən/,Russian 读作 /ʃən/,vegetarian 读作 /riən/,不要照着 Indian 的读音类推。
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