in the Philippines
指国家时通常带定冠词the。
She has lived in the Philippines for ten years.
她在菲律宾住了十年。
菲律宾（东南亚岛国）
菲律宾
a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946; an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands
菲律宾
n. a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946；n. an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands
I am planning to visit the Philippines next summer.
我计划明年夏天去菲律宾旅游。
用法提示：作为专有名词，指菲律宾国家。
The Philippines is made up of over 7,000 islands.
菲律宾由7000多个岛屿组成。
用法提示：作为专有名词，描述国家地理特征。
She learned to cook traditional dishes from the Philippines.
她学会了烹饪菲律宾传统菜肴。
用法提示：作为专有名词，表示来源地。
指国家时通常带定冠词the。
She has lived in the Philippines for ten years.
她在菲律宾住了十年。
The Philippines is an archipelago in Southeast Asia.
菲律宾是东南亚的一个群岛国家。
These mangoes are imported from the Philippines.
这些芒果是从菲律宾进口的。
正式名称，用于官方场合
侧重地理概念，非正式国家名称
历史或西班牙语境中使用，现代英语中较少用
grammar · medium
易错句子Philippines is a beautiful country.
正确表达The Philippines is a beautiful country.
英语中，群岛国家名称前通常需要加定冠词“the”，如“the Philippines”，而中文则无此习惯，因此学习者容易遗漏。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have never been to the Philipines.
正确表达I have never been to the Philippines.
“Philippines”的正确拼写中包含双写字母“pp”，而中文学习者因听写或发音相似，常误拼为单“p”。
Philippine 是形容词，修饰名词，如 Philippine islands；而 Philippines 是国名，指菲律宾这个国家。
Filipino 指菲律宾人，而 Philippines 指菲律宾国家。
在菲律宾
She lived in the Philippines for ten years.
她在菲律宾住了十年。
菲律宾
The Philippines is an archipelago.
菲律宾是一个群岛。
去菲律宾
They plan to go to the Philippines next year.
他们计划明年去菲律宾。
菲律宾的经济
The Philippines' economy has grown steadily.
菲律宾的经济稳步增长。
菲律宾的首都
Manila is the Philippines' capital.
马尼拉是菲律宾的首都。
访问菲律宾
Many tourists visit the Philippines each year.
许多游客每年访问菲律宾。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.