Khmer + noun
作定语时直接放在名词前，如 Khmer temples、Khmer art、Khmer language。
Khmer temples are found across northern Cambodia.
高棉寺庙遍布柬埔寨北部。
与高棉人或其语言有关的
Relating to the Khmer people or their language.
与高棉人或其语言有关的
Of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language.
She is learning the Khmer language before her trip to Cambodia.
她在去柬埔寨之前正在学习高棉语。
用法提示：Khmer 作形容词修饰 language，表示“高棉语的”。
The museum has a fine collection of Khmer sculpture.
这家博物馆藏有一批精美的高棉雕塑。
用法提示：Khmer 作形容词修饰 sculpture，表示“高棉人的/高棉的”。
He works with a Khmer community in the city.
他在城里与一个高棉人社区一起工作。
用法提示：Khmer 作形容词修饰 community，表示“高棉人的”。
作定语时直接放在名词前，如 Khmer temples、Khmer art、Khmer language。
Khmer temples are found across northern Cambodia.
高棉寺庙遍布柬埔寨北部。
用于专有名称时前面常加 the，如 the Khmer Empire、the Khmer Rouge。
The Khmer Empire ruled much of Southeast Asia.
高棉帝国曾统治东南亚的大部分地区。
表示出身或血统时，常用 of Khmer origin 或 of Khmer descent。
Her grandmother is of Khmer descent.
她的祖母是高棉裔。
grammar · medium
易错句子She studies the khmer language at university.
正确表达She studies the Khmer language at university.
Khmer 是由专有名词（民族名）派生的形容词，和专有名词一样，无论出现在句中还是句首都必须大写首字母；小写的 khmer 在英语中不合规范。
grammar · medium
易错句子Her family is from Khmer.
正确表达Her family is from Cambodia.
Khmer 指的是高棉人这一民族及其语言，并非国家名称；表示“来自某国”时，from 后面要接国家名 Cambodia（柬埔寨），不能用民族／语言名称代替国名。
红色高棉
The Khmer Rouge regime ruled Cambodia in the late 1970s.
红色高棉政权在20世纪70年代末统治了柬埔寨。
高棉帝国
The Khmer Empire built the famous temple of Angkor Wat.
高棉帝国建造了著名的吴哥窟寺庙。
高棉语
She is learning to speak the Khmer language.
她正在学习说高棉语。
高棉人
The Khmer people have a rich cultural heritage.
高棉人有着丰富的文化遗产。
高棉文字
The Khmer script is written from left to right.
高棉文字从左向右书写。
高棉菜
Khmer cuisine often features fresh herbs and spices.
高棉菜通常以新鲜香草和香料为特色。
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