Word · Frequency #7390
Philippines
菲律宾（东南亚岛国）
a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946; an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands
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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
菲律宾
菲律宾
In use
I am planning to visit the Philippines next summer.
The Philippines is made up of over 7,000 islands.
She learned to cook traditional dishes from the Philippines.
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。
the Philippines (as subject)
The Philippines is an archipelago in Southeast Asia.
菲律宾是东南亚的一个群岛国家。
from the Philippines
These mangoes are imported from the Philippines.
这些芒果是从菲律宾进口的。
Common mistakes
Philippines is a beautiful country.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。
I have never been to the Philipines.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”。
Connections
Collocations
- in the Philippines
- 在菲律宾
- She lived in the Philippines for ten years.她在菲律宾住了十年。
- the Philippines
- 菲律宾
- The Philippines is an archipelago.菲律宾是一个群岛。
- go to the Philippines
- 去菲律宾
- They plan to go to the Philippines next year.他们计划明年去菲律宾。
- Philippines' economy
- 菲律宾的经济
- The Philippines' economy has grown steadily.菲律宾的经济稳步增长。
- Philippines' capital
- 菲律宾的首都
- Manila is the Philippines' capital.马尼拉是菲律宾的首都。
- visit the Philippines
Learner notes
Memory Tip
菲律宾英文Philippines可拆为Philip（菲利普）+pines（松树），联想菲利普在岛上种了许多松树。
Context & Register
neutral register; typical contexts: geography, travel, politics, news；通常用于地理、旅游、政治、新闻等场合，语域中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with the /iːnz/ ending are included for comparison. However, 'Philippines' has primary stress on the first syllable, so its final syllable is unstressed, unlike these one‑syllable words which have a stressed /iːnz/. Spelling pattern '-ines' appears only in 'machines'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.