the + [river name]
河流名称前通常加定冠词 the;例:the Mersey(正式说法 the River Mersey)。
The Mersey flows into the Irish Sea.
默西河流入爱尔兰海。
默西河
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
默西河
the River Mersey, a river in England
The Mersey flows into the Irish Sea.
默西河流入爱尔兰海。
The Mersey flows through the heart of Liverpool.
默西河流经利物浦市中心。
On a clear day, you can see the Mersey from the top of this hill.
天气晴朗时,你从这座山顶可以看到默西河。
The ferry took us across the Mersey to the other side.
渡轮载着我们横渡默西河到了对岸。
河流名称前通常加定冠词 the;例:the Mersey(正式说法 the River Mersey)。
The Mersey flows into the Irish Sea.
默西河流入爱尔兰海。
on 表示在河面上或河畔,作地点状语。
The ferry sails on the Mersey.
渡船在默西河上航行。
across 强调从河的一侧到另一侧,常与 take、go、row 等动词连用。
We took the ferry across the Mersey.
我们乘渡船横渡默西河。
Not this
He showed no mersey.
Use this
He showed no mercy.
混淆了‘Mersey’(默西河)和‘mercy’(怜悯)的拼写和意义。英语中表示‘怜悯’应使用‘mercy’,而‘Mersey’是专有河流名称。应纠正拼写并区分词义。
Not this
We visited a mersey.
Use this
We visited the River Mersey.
将专有名词‘Mersey’误用作普通可数名词。‘Mersey’是特定河流的名称,需要冠词‘the’并通常与‘River’连用,表示‘默西河’。应使用正确的专有名词形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
默西河(特指该河)
Liverpool sits on the banks of the Mersey.
利物浦位于默西河畔。
默西河(英式河名用语)
The River Mersey flows into the Irish Sea.
默西河流入爱尔兰海。
默西河河口湾
The Mersey estuary is an important habitat for birds.
默西河河口湾是鸟类的重要栖息地。
默西河渡轮
We took the Mersey ferry across the river.
我们乘坐默西河渡轮过了河。
默西河隧道(贯穿河底的公路隧道)
The Mersey Tunnel links Liverpool and Birkenhead.
默西河隧道连接利物浦和伯肯黑德。
乘渡轮渡过默西河,因为这片土地是我热爱的地方。
The song 'Ferry Cross the Mersey' made the river a symbol of Liverpool.
歌曲《乘渡轮渡过默西河》让这条河成为利物浦的象征。
Use Mersey naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想:Mersey 发音近“默西”,可记为“默不作声的西流河”——默西河。
语域:neutral 常见场景:地理介绍、旅行指南、地方新闻 默西河是英格兰的一条河流,通常作为专有名词使用,正式与非正式场合都比较常见;多用于地理、旅游或本地新闻等语境。
只有 jersey(美 /ˈdʒɜːrzi/,英 /ˈdʒɜːzi/)在读音上真正与 mersey 押韵。mercy 和 Hershey 是易混拼写:mercy 读 /ˈmɜːrsi/,结尾是清音 /si/;Hershey 读 /ˈhɜːrʃi/,结尾是 /ʃi/。mosey 虽也以 -sey 结尾,但读 /ˈmoʊzi/,元音为 /oʊ/,不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.