Word · Frequency #28441
Serena
塞丽娜
核心释义
a female given name
小夜曲;爱情小夜曲;塞丽娜(f.);爱情小夜曲
用法In use
A serena is usually a quiet song of love performed after dark.
用法提示:此处 serena 为名词,指爱情小夜曲,在句中作主语。
He wrote a serena for her and sang it under her window.
用法提示:serena 是名词,指一首爱情小夜曲,在句中作动词 wrote 的宾语。
The courtyard was filled with the sound of a serena from the balcony.
用法提示:serena 是名词,指爱情小夜曲,在句中作介词 of 的宾语。
be named Serena after sb
Serena 作为女子名时首字母通常大写,这里用在“named + 名字”的被动结构中。
The baby was named Serena after her grandmother.
这个婴儿随祖母的名字取名为塞丽娜。
sing a serena to sb
此处的 serena 意为“爱情小夜曲”,与作人名的 Serena 拼写相同但首字母不大写。
He sang a serena to his girlfriend under her window.
他在她窗下给女朋友唱了一首小夜曲。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子She looked serena at the news.正确表达She looked serene at the news.
serena 是名词和女子名,不能作形容词;表示“平静的、安详的”要用形容词 serene。两者拼写相近但词性不同。
易错句子He played a Serena on his guitar.正确表达He played a serena on his guitar.
当 serena 作普通名词表示“爱情小夜曲”时,首字母不大写;只有作为女子名 Serena 时才大写。中文没有大小写之分,所以学习者容易忽略。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Serena Williams
- 塞丽娜·威廉姆斯(美国女子网球运动员)
- Serena Williams is a famous American tennis player.塞丽娜·威廉姆斯是一位著名的美国网球运动员。
- sing a serena
- 唱一支爱情小夜曲
- He sang a serena to his beloved under the moonlight.他在月光下给他的心上人唱了一支爱情小夜曲。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象宁静的夜晚,有人对着塞丽娜唱小夜曲:serena 音近 serenade(小夜曲),词形又像 serene(宁静的)。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:poetry、literary works 作为普通名词表示“爱情小夜曲”时,多用于诗歌或文学作品中,属于较正式、文雅的表达,日常口语中很少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: arena and hyena share the same /iːnə/ ending as serena. Be careful with lookalikes: serene drops the final schwa (/səˈriːn/), and Vienna has the vowel /ɛ/ (/viˈɛnə/), not /iː/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.