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the + Irish
集合名词，指整个民族。
The Irish are famous for their friendly nature.
爱尔兰人以友好的性格闻名。
爱尔兰人
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
爱尔兰人
the people of Ireland or people of Irish descent
The Irish are famous for their friendly nature.
爱尔兰人以友好的性格闻名。
通常指爱尔兰民族整体或爱尔兰裔群体
爱尔兰产威士忌
Whiskey, or whisky, elaborated in Ireland.
The Irish are famous for their love of music.
爱尔兰人以热爱音乐而闻名。
Many Irish moved to Australia in the nineteenth century.
十九世纪许多爱尔兰人移居澳大利亚。
I met a few Irish at the festival last weekend.
上周末我在节庆活动上遇到了几个爱尔兰人。
集合名词，指整个民族。
The Irish are famous for their friendly nature.
爱尔兰人以友好的性格闻名。
Irish 作为语言名词，不可数。
She is learning Irish at university.
她正在大学学习爱尔兰语。
Irish 作为形容词，修饰名词。
I ordered an Irish coffee after dinner.
晚餐后我点了一杯爱尔兰咖啡。
Not this
He is an Irish.
Use this
He is Irish.
在英语中，表示“他是爱尔兰人”时，Irish作为形容词直接作表语，不加不定冠词。若使用名词形式，应说“He is an Irish person”或“He is an Irishman”。
Not this
I want to go to Irish.
Use this
I want to go to Ireland.
Irish是形容词或表示语言/民族的名词，而表示国家“爱尔兰”应用Ireland。汉语中“爱尔兰”可指国家，但英语二者不同。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
爱尔兰威士忌
He ordered a glass of Irish whiskey.
他点了一杯爱尔兰威士忌。
爱尔兰咖啡
She warmed up with an Irish coffee.
她喝了一杯爱尔兰咖啡暖暖身子。
爱尔兰炖肉
The pub serves traditional Irish stew.
这家酒吧供应传统的爱尔兰炖肉。
爱尔兰雪达犬
They have a beautiful Irish setter.
他们有一只漂亮的爱尔兰雪达犬。
爱尔兰口音
She speaks with a soft Irish accent.
她说话带着柔和的爱尔兰口音。
爱尔兰运气
He attributed his success to Irish luck.
他把成功归功于爱尔兰运气。
不告而别
He pulled an Irish goodbye and slipped out of the party without telling anyone.
他不告而别，悄悄溜出了派对，没告诉任何人。
爱尔兰式的好运
With a bit of Irish luck, we might just win the lottery.
靠一点爱尔兰式的好运，我们说不定能中彩票。
爱尔兰式的暴脾气
Watch out, he has an Irish temper that flares up quickly.
小心点，他脾气暴躁，说翻脸就翻脸。
爱尔兰人是欧洲的黑人。
This line from the movie 'The Commitments' is a famous pop culture reference about the Irish.
这句出自电影《追梦者》的台词是关于爱尔兰人的著名流行文化引用。
吻我，我是爱尔兰人。
This phrase is commonly seen on T-shirts and buttons during St. Patrick's Day celebrations.
这个短语常见于圣帕特里克节庆祝活动期间的T恤和徽章上。
Use Irish naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
爱尔兰人（Irish）：'I'形似蜡烛，'rish'音似'瑞仕'，记住爱尔兰人爱喝威士忌。
形容词“Irish”意为“爱尔兰的”，属中性语体，在各种场合通用，无明显语域限制。
Irish作为名词通常不可数（指语言或威士忌）或可数（指人）；作为形容词通常置于名词前。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.