Word · Frequency #15712
Indian
印度的;印度人的
核心释义
旧时也可指东印度群岛的。
Relating to India or its people; in older use, also relating to the East Indies.
- 1.
Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies.
- 2.
Designating any of various chess openings now characterised by black's attempt to control the board through knights and fianchettoed bishops rather than with a central pawn advance.
印度开局的;印度防御的;印度的;印度群岛的;印第安语的
用法In use
She loves cooking Indian food at home on weekends.
用法提示:形容词 Indian 修饰名词 food,表示“印度的”,说明食物的来源与风味。
My neighbour is an Indian doctor who moved here ten years ago.
用法提示:形容词 Indian 修饰名词 doctor,表示“印度人的、来自印度的”,说明这个人的国籍或出身。
This shop sells handmade Indian textiles from small villages.
用法提示:形容词 Indian 修饰名词 textiles,表示“印度的”,说明这些纺织品的产地。
Indian + noun
作定语,直接放在名词前,说明该事物与印度或印度人有关。
They opened an Indian restaurant on our street.
他们在我们这条街上开了一家印度餐馆。
be + Indian
作表语,可指人的国籍或族裔,也可说某种食物、某家餐馆是印度风味的。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Indian food
- 印度菜;印度食物
- We had Indian food for dinner last night.我们昨晚吃了印度菜。
- Indian Ocean
- 印度洋
- The Maldives is a country of islands in the Indian Ocean.马尔代夫是印度洋上的一个岛国。
- Indian culture
- 印度文化
- She has studied Indian culture for many years.她研究印度文化已有多年。
- Indian subcontinent
- 印度次大陆
- These spices are grown across the Indian subcontinent.这些香料种植于整个印度次大陆。
- Indian rupee
- 印度卢比
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
源自专有名词,作形容词时通常大写为 Indian。多用作定语(如 Indian food),也可作表语表示国籍(如 She is Indian)。
一起学习词形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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