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the Shetland Islands
通常使用定冠词the。
The Shetland Islands are located north of Scotland.
设得兰群岛位于苏格兰以北。
设得兰群岛（英国苏格兰东北部一郡）
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
设得兰群岛（英国苏格兰东北部一郡）
an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
The Shetland Islands are located north of Scotland.
设得兰群岛位于苏格兰以北。
一种特定的矮马品种。
A particular breed of pony.
轻质、松散捻的羊毛织物。
Lightweight, loosely twisted wool fabric.
该品种的矮马。
A pony of this breed.
一种特定的绵羊品种。
A particular breed of sheep.
Shetland is known for its stunning natural landscapes and wildlife.
设得兰群岛以其令人惊叹的自然风光和野生动物而闻名。
They took a ferry to explore the remote islands of Shetland.
他们乘渡轮去探索设得兰群岛的偏远岛屿。
The Shetland pony is a small but hardy breed from the Shetland islands.
设得兰矮种马是一种来自设得兰群岛的小而强壮的品种。
通常使用定冠词the。
The Shetland Islands are located north of Scotland.
设得兰群岛位于苏格兰以北。
用作定语时，Shetland直接修饰名词。
Shetland wool is famous for its quality.
设得兰羊毛以其质量而闻名。
表示地点时常用介词in或from。
He comes from Shetland.
他来自设得兰。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
设得兰群岛
The Shetland Islands are known for their rugged coastline and wildlife.
设得兰群岛以其崎岖的海岸线和野生动物而闻名。
设得兰矮种马
Children often ride Shetland ponies at the local fair.
孩子们经常在当地集市骑设得兰矮种马。
设得兰牧羊犬
She adopted a Shetland sheepdog from the animal shelter.
她从动物收容所收养了一只设得兰牧羊犬。
设得兰羊毛
The sweater is made from soft Shetland wool.
这件毛衣是由柔软的设得兰羊毛制成的。
设得兰蕾丝
She collects antique Shetland lace shawls.
她收集古董设得兰蕾丝披肩。
在设得兰，没有什么案子是简单的。
In the TV series 'Shetland', Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez often muses, 'There's no such thing as a simple case in Shetland.'
在电视剧《设得兰》中，探长吉米·佩雷兹经常感慨道：“在设得兰，没有什么案子是简单的。”
Use Shetland naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
设得兰（Shetland）发音像‘设得栏’，想象这些岛屿是设下栏杆与世隔绝的遥远土地。
语域：neutral 常见场景：geography、travel 设得兰群岛（Shetland）作为专有地名，通常使用中性语域，比较常见于地理或旅游语境中。
Words ending in '-land' (e.g., Scotland, England) are visually similar but do not rhyme (different stressed vowels). Words beginning with 'sh-' + short e (e.g., shed, shell, shred) share the onset /ʃ/ and vowel /e/ but have different final consonants, so they are near matches but not exact rhymes. No exact rhymes for 'shetland' are included.
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