Latin + noun
作定语，修饰与拉丁语、古罗马或拉丁文化相关的名词。
She studies Latin literature.
她研究拉丁文学。
拉丁字母的；拉丁美洲的；拉丁裔的；西班牙语裔的；古罗马的；拉丁民族的；罗曼语族民族的
of or relating to the Latin language
与拉丁语有关:古罗马和拉丁姆其他城市使用的语言。
Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.
西班牙裔；拉丁裔或拉丁裔女性。
Hispanic; Latino or Latina.
与古罗马语言和许多现代字母的书写有关。
Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.
与古罗马或其帝国有关。
Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire.
与拉齐奥(现代拉齐奥),即罗马周围地区有关。
Of or relating to Latium (modern Lazio), the region around Rome.
与古罗马人及其帝国的习俗和后裔有关。
Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.
来自拉丁美洲或拉丁美洲文化的
Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.
罗马天主教的；与天主教罗马礼仪有关的
Roman Catholic; of or pertaining to the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.
She is learning Latin grammar because she wants to read ancient manuscripts.
她正在学习拉丁语语法，因为她想阅读古代手稿。
用法提示：Latin 作形容词修饰 grammar，表示“拉丁语的”，指与古罗马语言相关。
The Latin alphabet is used to write English and many other languages.
拉丁字母被用来书写英语和许多其他语言。
用法提示：Latin 作形容词修饰 alphabet，表示“拉丁语的”或“拉丁字母的”。
Many English words come from Latin roots.
许多英语单词来自拉丁语词根。
用法提示：Latin 作形容词修饰 roots，表示“拉丁语的”，说明来源。
作定语，修饰与拉丁语、古罗马或拉丁文化相关的名词。
She studies Latin literature.
她研究拉丁文学。
作表语，表示某物是用拉丁语写的或属于拉丁语。
The manuscript is Latin.
这份手稿是拉丁语的。
复合形容词，指拉丁美洲的。
He enjoys Latin American music.
他喜欢拉丁美洲音乐。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is studying latin at university.
正确表达He is studying Latin at university.
Latin 是由专有名词（古罗马所在的 Latium 地区）派生的专有形容词，在句中任何位置都必须大写首字母；中文没有大小写之分，所以学习者常写成小写的 latin。
grammar · medium
易错句子She wants to learn Latin language.
正确表达She wants to learn Latin.
语言名称本身就是一个不可数名词，直接说 Latin 即可；只有在使用 language 这个词时才必须加定冠词，说 the Latin language。中文的“拉丁语”被逐字译成 Latin language，就会漏掉冠词而造出不合语法的短语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a famous Latin America writer.
正确表达He is a famous Latin American writer.
表示“拉丁美洲的”要用形容词 Latin American 作定语；Latin America 是地名（拉丁美洲），地名不能直接放在名词前修饰另一个名词。中文“拉丁美洲的作家”里的“的”让学习者误把地名当成形容词。
拉丁美洲
She has traveled widely in Latin America.
她走遍了拉丁美洲各地。
拉丁美洲的
Latin American cuisine is popular worldwide.
拉丁美洲美食在全世界都很受欢迎。
拉丁字母表
English is written in the Latin alphabet.
英语用拉丁字母书写。
拉丁文学
He studied Latin literature at university.
他在大学里学习拉丁文学。
拉丁音乐
The festival features Latin music and dance.
这个节日以拉丁音乐和舞蹈为特色。
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Many English words have Latin roots.
许多英语单词有拉丁语词根。