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Latvia + be + noun phrase
国家名作主语时通常不加冠词；正式国名 the Republic of Latvia 中才用 the。
Latvia is a republic in northeastern Europe.
拉脱维亚是欧洲东北部的一个共和国。
拉脱维亚
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
拉脱维亚
a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea
Latvia is a republic in northeastern Europe.
拉脱维亚是欧洲东北部的一个共和国。
拉脱维亚,波罗的海东岸的东北欧共和国
a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea
Latvia is known for its dense forests and sandy beaches along the Baltic Sea.
拉脱维亚以其茂密的森林和波罗的海沿岸的沙滩而闻名。
My aunt moved to Latvia two years ago, and she still sends us postcards from Riga.
我姑姑两年前搬到了拉脱维亚，她现在还会从里加给我们寄明信片。
The students learned about Latvia in their geography class and made a map of it.
学生们在地理课上学习了拉脱维亚，并画了一张它的地图。
国家名作主语时通常不加冠词；正式国名 the Republic of Latvia 中才用 the。
Latvia is a republic in northeastern Europe.
拉脱维亚是欧洲东北部的一个共和国。
in 表示在某国境内，后面直接接国名，不用 at。
She grew up in Latvia.
她在拉脱维亚长大。
visit 是及物动词，后直接接国家名，不需要加介词 to。
She wants to visit Latvia next year.
她想明年去拉脱维亚旅游。
Not this
I want to visit Lativia next year.
Use this
I want to visit Latvia next year.
拉脱维亚的正确拼写是'Latvia'，而不是'Lativia'，字母顺序应为L-a-t-v-i-a。
Not this
She is from the Latvia.
Use this
She is from Latvia.
国家名称通常不加冠词，除非是复数形式或包含普通名词（如the United States）。'Latvia'是单个国家，直接使用即可。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拉脱维亚首都
Riga is the capital of Latvia.
里加是拉脱维亚的首都。
访问拉脱维亚
We plan to visit Latvia this summer.
我们计划今年夏天访问拉脱维亚。
在拉脱维亚
She has been living in Latvia for three years.
她在拉脱维亚已经住了三年。
来自拉脱维亚
The singer is from Latvia.
这位歌手来自拉脱维亚。
拉脱维亚共和国
The Republic of Latvia is a member of the European Union.
拉脱维亚共和国是欧盟成员国。
Use Latvia naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Latvia读音像‘拉特维亚’，记住‘拉’字开头，就在波罗的海东岸；‘拉’开地图就能找到它。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、旅游、国际新闻 拉脱维亚是正式国名，通常用于地理、旅游或新闻等场景，正式和非正式场合都较常见。
没有常见词与 Latvia（/ˈlætviə/）完全押韵；Olivia、Sylvia、trivia 的末尾 /viə/ 与之相同，但重音和重读元音不同。via 和 caviar 是拼写近形词，发音并不相同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.