Word · Frequency #5728
Sydney
悉尼（澳大利亚港市）
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
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n. the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
悉尼(澳大利亚港市)
悉尼(澳大利亚港市)
In use
I have always wanted to visit Sydney because of its beautiful harbor.
The flight from Los Angeles to Sydney takes about 15 hours.
My cousin moved to Sydney last year for a job in finance.
in Sydney
表示地点
She lives in Sydney.
她住在悉尼。
to Sydney
表示方向
We are flying to Sydney tomorrow.
我们明天飞往悉尼。
visit Sydney
动词搭配
I plan to visit Sydney next year.
我计划明年游览悉尼。
Common mistakes
I want to visit the Sydney next year.I want to visit Sydney next year.
中文学习者常常在专有名词前误加冠词。悉尼作为城市名，通常不加定冠词'the'，除非是特指某一种概念。这里'visit Sydney'是标准用法。
I have a friend from Sidney.I have a friend from Sydney.
中文学习者容易混淆'Sydney'和'Sidney'的拼写。'Sydney'是澳大利亚城市名，而'Sidney'通常是人名。这里应使用'Sydney'来表示城市。
Connections
Collocations
- Sydney Opera House
- 悉尼歌剧院
- We are going to see a performance at the Sydney Opera House tonight.我们今晚要去悉尼歌剧院看表演。
- Sydney Harbour
- 悉尼港
- The ferry took us across Sydney Harbour to Manly Beach.渡轮带我们穿过悉尼港前往曼利海滩。
- visit Sydney
- 访问悉尼
- I plan to visit Sydney during my summer vacation.我计划暑假去悉尼旅游。
- fly to Sydney
- 飞往悉尼
- We will fly to Sydney from Los Angeles tomorrow.我们明天将从洛杉矶飞往悉尼。
- Sydney Central Business District (CBD)
- 悉尼中央商务区
- Many corporate offices are located in the Sydney CBD.许多公司办公室位于悉尼中央商务区。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Sydney发音接近'悉尼'，记忆时联想悉尼歌剧院的贝壳造型。
Context & Register
neutral
Grammar Note
Sydney是澳大利亚城市名，通常不加冠词，用作主语或宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The stressed vowel in 'Sydney' is /ɪ/, so it fully rhymes with 'kidney' and 'Sidney'. Spelling lookalikes like 'honey' or 'money' have a different vowel sound (/ʌ/) and do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.