Word · Frequency #10331
Massachusetts
麻萨诸塞州
a state in New England; one of the original 13 British colonies that formed the United States
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n. a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies；n. one of the British colonies that formed the United States
麻萨诸塞州
In use
My cousin lives in Massachusetts and loves the autumn colors.
We drove through Massachusetts on our way to Boston.
She is saving money to study at a university in Massachusetts.
in [state]
表示位于某州或某地时，介词用 in。
She grew up in Massachusetts.
她在马萨诸塞州长大。
from [state]
表示来源或籍贯时用 from。
He is from Massachusetts.
他来自马萨诸塞州。
Common mistakes
The capital of Massachussets is Boston.The capital of Massachusetts is Boston.
Massachusetts 是专有名词，拼写固定为 Massachusetts，常见错误遗漏字母 't' 或拼写为 Massachussets。
I visited the Massachusetts last summer.I visited Massachusetts last summer.
州名作为专有名词，通常不加冠词 'the'，除非是 'the state of Massachusetts' 这样的结构。
Connections
Collocations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 麻省理工学院
- She studied computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.她在麻省理工学院学习计算机科学。
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- 马萨诸塞联邦
- The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a long and rich history.马萨诸塞联邦有着悠久而丰富的历史。
- Massachusetts Bay Colony
- 马萨诸塞湾殖民地
- The Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the original thirteen colonies.马萨诸塞湾殖民地是最初的十三个殖民地之一。
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- 麻省总医院
- He was treated at Massachusetts General Hospital.他在麻省总医院接受治疗。
- University of Massachusetts
- 马萨诸塞大学
- Her brother teaches at the University of Massachusetts.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 Massachusetts 拆成 mass + a + chu + setts：想象一群人（mass）坐在（sits）那儿嚼东西（chu≈chew），这就是美国马萨诸塞州。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、历史、新闻 该词是专有名词，指美国马萨诸塞州，通常用于地理、历史或新闻等正式语境，日常口语中也比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Massachusetts 末尾的 -setts 读作 /sɪts/，所以最后一部分和 sits、fits 的 /ɪts/ 相同；重读音节 /tʃuː/ 听起来像 chew，再加 s 就是 chews。注意别按拼写读成 sets（/sɛts/），也别把它和 suits（/suːts/）混在一起。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.