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an Iowa
Iowa 指族人个体时是可数名词；因读音以元音开头，前用 an。
An Iowa from the village acted as our guide.
来自村里的一名艾奥瓦人给我们当向导。
艾奥瓦人；艾奥瓦族原住民
Iowas — plural of iowa
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
艾奥瓦人；艾奥瓦族原住民
A member of the Native American people formerly living in what is now the state of Iowa.
An Iowa from the village acted as our guide.
来自村里的一名艾奥瓦人给我们当向导。
昔日居住于今艾奥瓦州地区的北美原住民之一。
One of the Native Americans formerly occupying the region now included in the state of Iowa.
Long ago, the Iowa lived along the Des Moines River.
很久以前，艾奥瓦人居住在得梅因河沿岸。
The Iowas traded with other tribes before European settlers arrived.
在欧洲定居者到来之前，艾奥瓦人与其他部落进行贸易。
Today, descendants of the Iowa continue to preserve their heritage.
如今，艾奥瓦人的后代继续保护他们的文化遗产。
Iowa 指族人个体时是可数名词；因读音以元音开头，前用 an。
An Iowa from the village acted as our guide.
来自村里的一名艾奥瓦人给我们当向导。
Iowas 是 Iowa 的复数；the Iowas 可统称这一民族，谓语用复数。
The Iowas once lived in villages along the river.
艾奥瓦人曾住在河边的村庄里。
Not this
He is a Iowa.
Use this
He is an Iowa.
Iowa 以元音音素 /aɪ/ 开头，因此不定冠词要用 an，而不是 a。
Not this
Many Iowa are farmers.
Use this
Many Iowas are farmers.
Iowa 指该族人时是可数名词，表示多个成员要用复数形式 Iowas，不能像部分族群名词那样用原形作复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
艾奥瓦部落
The Iowa tribe originally lived in the Great Lakes region.
艾奥瓦部落最初居住在大湖地区。
艾奥瓦人
The Iowa people are known for their agricultural traditions.
艾奥瓦人以其农业传统而闻名。
艾奥瓦民族
The Iowa Nation has its own traditions and government.
艾奥瓦民族有自己的传统和政府。
艾奥瓦部落委员会
The Iowa tribal council passed a new law.
艾奥瓦部落委员会通过了一项新法律。
不，这里是艾奥瓦州。
The famous line from the film Field of Dreams—“No, it's Iowa”—is spoken after the character asks if he has reached heaven.
电影《梦幻之地》中的著名台词“不，这里是艾奥瓦州”，是在角色问自己是不是到了天堂之后说出的。
Use Iowas naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 Iowa 看成 I-O-W-A：I 像帐篷支柱，O 像炊烟，W 像草原帐篷顶，A 像门口，联想原住民在艾奥瓦的营地。
语域：neutral 常见场景：历史讨论、人类学与民族志 该词通常用于历史或人类学语境，指昔日居住于今艾奥瓦州地区的原住民群体；现代日常口语中较少出现。注意与表示艾奥瓦州居民的“Iowan”区分。
专有名词，美国州名
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