Word · Frequency #17455
Philippine
菲律宾语
The official language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog and drawing vocabulary from other Philippine languages.
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n. official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
菲律宾(群岛)的；菲律宾人的
菲律宾(群岛)的；菲律宾人的
In use
The Philippine embassy helped me renew my passport.
My aunt loves cooking Philippine dishes on weekends.
We traveled to some Philippine islands last summer.
Philippine + noun
The Philippine government approved the new policy.
菲律宾政府批准了新政策。
speak/learn + Philippine
She is learning Philippine.
她在学习菲律宾语。
Common mistakes
I went to Philippine last year.I went to the Philippines last year.
Philippine 是形容词，不能单独作国名；表示国家“菲律宾”要用专有名词 the Philippines（形式为复数，须带定冠词 the），所以 went to 后应接 the Philippines。
She is a Philippine.She is a Filipina.
Philippine 是形容词，意为“菲律宾的”，不能加不定冠词 a 来指人；表示菲律宾女性要用可数名词 Filipina，男性用 Filipino。
Connections
Collocations
- Philippine government
- 菲律宾政府
- The Philippine government announced a new education reform.菲律宾政府宣布了一项新的教育改革。
- Philippine economy
- 菲律宾经济
- The Philippine economy grew by six percent last year.菲律宾经济去年增长了百分之六。
- Philippine peso
- 菲律宾比索
- The Philippine peso weakened against the US dollar this week.菲律宾比索本周对美元贬值。
- Philippine English
- 菲律宾英语
- Philippine English has borrowed many words from Spanish and Tagalog.菲律宾英语从西班牙语和他加禄语借用了许多词语。
- Philippine islands
- 菲律宾群岛
- The Philippine islands are known for their beautiful beaches.菲律宾群岛以美丽的海滩闻名。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：菲律宾（Philippines）的形容词就是 Philippine，音似'菲利宾'，意为'菲律宾的/菲律宾人的'。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：official documents、news articles、geographic descriptions 作为形容词时，Philippine 多用于书面、正式或地理描述类语境，常放在国名、政府、文化、地理等名词前；日常口语中更常见的是直接用 the Philippines。整体可视为中性偏正式，选择中性档比较稳妥。
Grammar Note
proper noun
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有完全同韵的常用词。Philippine 读 /ˈfɪlɪpiːn/，重音在第一音节，词尾 -pine 读 /piːn/。Philippines 几乎同音但结尾多 /z/；Filipino 重音在第三音节；pine 拼写相近但读 /paɪn/；machine、tangerine 的词尾读 /iːn/，但重音不同；feline 的词尾读 /aɪn/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.