Word · Frequency #6657
Pierre
/pi(ː)ˈeə, peə/
noun
皮埃尔（男子名）
a male given name
- 1.
n. capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
皮埃尔(男子名)
皮埃尔（美国南达科他州首府）；皮埃尔(男子名)
In use
Pierre is coming to the party tonight.
I met Pierre at the library yesterday.
Pierre's car is parked outside.
Pierre + be + the capital of + [place]
Pierre在此指美国南达科他州的首府城市。
Pierre is the capital of South Dakota.
皮埃尔是南达科他州的首府。
[possessive] name + be + Pierre
Pierre用作男性名字。
My name is Pierre.
我的名字是皮埃尔。
Connections
Collocations
- Pierre, South Dakota
- 南达科他州皮埃尔
- The capital of South Dakota is Pierre.南达科他州的首府是皮埃尔。
- my friend Pierre
- 我的朋友皮埃尔
- My friend Pierre lives in Paris.我的朋友皮埃尔住在巴黎。
- Pierre's house
- 皮埃尔的房子
- We are going to Pierre's house for dinner.我们要去皮埃尔家吃饭。
- Pierre the name
- 皮埃尔这个名字
- Pierre is a common French name.皮埃尔是一个常见的法国名字。
- capital city of Pierre
- 皮埃尔首府城市
- The capital city of Pierre is not very large.皮埃尔首府城市不大。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆解为'pie'（馅饼）+ 'air'（空气），联想皮埃尔在吃空气馅饼。
Context & Register
通常用于指代男子名皮埃尔或美国南达科他州首府皮埃尔，两种含义均为中性，无明显语域限制。
Grammar Note
专有名词，首字母大写。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words rhyming with the /peər/ pronunciation: pear, pair. Words that share spelling patterns (e.g., -ierre vs -ier, -ierce) but have different pronunciations: pier (/pɪr/), pierce (/pɪrs/), fierce (/fɪrs/). Note that the pronunciation /piːˈeər/ (two syllables) has no common one-syllable rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.