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Lima is the capital of [country]
用于陈述城市作为国家首都的基本信息。
Lima is the capital of Peru.
利马是秘鲁的首都。
利马
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
利马
Capital and largest city of Peru, located in western Peru; formerly capital of the Spanish empire in the New World.
Lima is the capital of Peru.
利马是秘鲁的首都。
专有名词，首字母大写
利马豆(植物)。
Lima bean (the plant, Phaseolus lunatus).
利马豆(果实)。
Lima bean (the fruit of the plant).
My flight to Lima was delayed, but the city's museums are worth the wait.
我飞往利马的航班延误了，但这座城市的博物馆值得等待。
Lima sits on the Peruvian coast beside the Pacific Ocean.
利马位于秘鲁海岸，毗邻太平洋。
Many international companies have offices in Lima, the economic center of Peru.
许多国际公司在利马设有办事处，利马是秘鲁的经济中心。
用于陈述城市作为国家首都的基本信息。
Lima is the capital of Peru.
利马是秘鲁的首都。
用同位语结构补充说明城市身份，主句再接其他信息。
Lima, the capital of Peru, is a major economic center.
利马，秘鲁的首都，是一个重要的经济中心。
Not this
The capital of Peru is lima.
Use this
The capital of Peru is Lima.
Lima 是专有名词（秘鲁首都），在英语中必须首字母大写；句中小写形式不符合英文拼写规则。
Not this
I bought a lima at the market.
Use this
I bought a lime at the market.
Lima 专指秘鲁首都利马，而表示酸橙这种水果应用 lime；两者拼写相似但词义不同，应避免混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
利马市
The city of Lima is the capital of Peru.
利马市是秘鲁的首都。
秘鲁利马
She was born in Lima, Peru.
她出生于秘鲁利马。
在利马
They met in Lima last year.
他们去年在利马相遇。
利马历史中心
Lima's historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
利马历史中心是联合国教科文组织世界遗产。
Lima Charlie（无线电话务语，意为“声音清晰”）中的 Lima 是北约音标字母表中字母 L 的代码。
The pilot replied "Lima Charlie" to confirm that the transmission was clear.
飞行员回答“Lima Charlie”以确认通信清晰。
Use Lima naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
“利马”读作“lee-ma”，像“里妈”——想象妈妈在秘鲁首都利马等你，听到“利马”就想起“里面的妈妈”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、旅行、新闻 作为秘鲁首都的专有地名，lima 通常用于地理、旅行和新闻报道等中性语境，口语和书面语中都比较常见。
Genuine rhymes: schema (/ˈskiːmə/) and prima (/ˈpriːmə/) match the ending /iːmə/. Lookalikes to sound out carefully: lime (/laɪm/), limb (/lɪm/), limbo (/ˈlɪmboʊ/), limo (/ˈlɪmoʊ/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.