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in [country]
表示国家时，通常不带冠词。
He lives in Panama.
他住在巴拿马。
巴拿马
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
巴拿马
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; it achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
He lives in Panama.
他住在巴拿马。
指国家；通常无复数形式。
巴拿马帽
A Panama hat.
位于巴拿马地峡的共和国；1903年脱离哥伦比亚独立
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
一种用稻草制成的平顶硬帽
a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
I have always wanted to visit Panama to see the canal.
我一直想去巴拿马看运河。
The culture of Panama is a vibrant mix of indigenous and Spanish influences.
巴拿马的文化是原住民和西班牙影响的活力融合。
My friend moved to Panama for work and loves the tropical climate.
我的朋友因为工作搬到了巴拿马，并且喜欢那里的热带气候。
表示国家时，通常不带冠词。
He lives in Panama.
他住在巴拿马。
She is from Panama.
她来自巴拿马。
此处Panama指巴拿马草帽，可数名词。
He wore a Panama to the beach.
他戴了一顶巴拿马草帽去海滩。
复数形式为Panamas。
The store sold three Panamas today.
商店今天卖了三顶巴拿马草帽。
Not this
I visited the Panama last year.
Use this
I visited Panama last year.
国名“巴拿马”前通常不加冠词“the”，除非是群岛或复数形式的国家如美国；这里应去掉“the”。
Not this
He bought Panama in the market.
Use this
He bought a Panama in the market.
当“Panama”指巴拿马草帽时，是可数名词，需要不定冠词“a/an”来表示“一顶”；缺少冠词导致句子不合语法。
Not this
She is Panama.
Use this
She is Panamanian.
“Panama”仅指国家或草帽，不能用作国籍形容词；表述国籍时应使用“Panamanian”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
巴拿马运河
The Panama Canal is an important waterway.
巴拿马运河是一条重要的水道。
巴拿马城
Panama City is the capital of Panama.
巴拿马城是巴拿马的首都。
巴拿马草帽
He bought a Panama hat for the summer.
他买了一项巴拿马草帽过夏天。
巴拿马共和国
The Republic of Panama gained independence in 1903.
巴拿马共和国于1903年获得独立。
访问巴拿马
Many tourists visit Panama each year.
每年有许多游客访问巴拿马。
在巴拿马
She lives in Panama with her family.
她和家人住在巴拿马。
巴拿马，巴拿马，巴拿马，我似乎想不起自己做了什么。
From the 1984 hit song 'Panama' by Van Halen, often used in sports and party contexts.
出自范·海伦1984年的热门歌曲《Panama》，常在体育和派对场合中使用。
Use panama naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象巴拿马草帽像平底锅（pan）扣在妈妈（ma）头上，记住‘Panama’就是巴拿马。
语域：neutral 常见场景：geography、politics 通常指巴拿马共和国，用于地理、政治等正式或中性语境。
These words all end in the spelling 'ama', but their rhymes are imperfect due to differences in stress and vowel quality. For instance, 'Panama' has final stress /mɑː/, while 'llama' and 'drama' have unstressed final /mə/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.