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the Vatican
指教皇的住所或行政机构时，Vatican 通常与定冠词连用并大写。
The Vatican announced the new appointments.
梵蒂冈公布了新的任命。
梵蒂冈宫；教皇居所
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梵蒂冈宫；教皇居所
the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
The Vatican announced the new appointments.
梵蒂冈公布了新的任命。
梵蒂冈；罗马教廷
n. the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
The Vatican is closed to the public on Sundays, so we planned our visit for a weekday.
梵蒂冈宫周日不向公众开放，所以我们把参观安排在了工作日。
Our hotel was near the Vatican, and we could walk there in ten minutes.
我们的酒店离梵蒂冈宫很近，步行十分钟就能到。
The tour guide showed us the Vatican and explained the history of its construction.
导游带我们参观了梵蒂冈宫，并讲解了它的建造历史。
指教皇的住所或行政机构时，Vatican 通常与定冠词连用并大写。
The Vatican announced the new appointments.
梵蒂冈公布了新的任命。
表示“在梵蒂冈（教皇所在地）”时用介词 at。
The cardinals met at the Vatican.
红衣主教们在梵蒂冈会面。
Vatican City 是主权国家的正式名称，着重指国家领土。
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world.
梵蒂冈城是世界上最小的国家。
Vatican 可直接修饰名词，表示“梵蒂冈的”。
A Vatican official denied the report.
一位梵蒂冈官员否认了该报道。
Not this
He went to Vatican last year.
Use this
He went to the Vatican last year.
在英语中，Vatican 作为专有名词，通常与定冠词 the 连用，表示“梵蒂冈（城国或教廷）”。中文说“去梵蒂冈”没有冠词，但英语中必须加 the。
Not this
She is studying in Vatican.
Use this
She is studying at the Vatican.
表示在某个机构或地点，通常用介词 at，而 in 更常用于表示在某个国家或城市内部。Vatican 虽是一个城国，但作为教廷机构，常用 at the Vatican。
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罗马教廷；梵蒂冈
The Vatican issued a statement on the matter.
梵蒂冈就此事发表了一份声明。
梵蒂冈城国
Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world.
梵蒂冈城国是世界上最小的独立国家。
梵蒂冈官员
A Vatican official denied the rumors.
一位梵蒂冈官员否认了这些传言。
梵蒂冈公会议
The First Vatican Council defined the doctrine of papal infallibility.
第一次梵蒂冈公会议定义了教皇无误论。
梵蒂冈博物馆
We spent the morning exploring the Vatican Museums.
我们花了一上午参观梵蒂冈博物馆。
梵蒂冈秘密档案馆
Researchers can apply to consult the Vatican secret archives.
研究人员可以申请查阅梵蒂冈秘密档案馆。
梵蒂冈轮盘（戏称安全期避孕法）
They were playing Vatican roulette and now she's pregnant.
他们一直玩着梵蒂冈轮盘，结果她现在怀孕了。
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联想：Vatican音似“瓦提肯”，“肯”是肯定，肯定就是梵蒂冈，教皇居所。
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reporting、travel guides、religious studies 通常用于新闻报道、旅游指南和宗教讨论等场合，语气偏正式或中性。指教皇在梵蒂冈的居所时，常用作专有名词。
这些词都以不重读的 -ican /ɪkən/ 结尾，与 vatican 的词尾读音相同，但都不与 vatican 押韵，因为押韵要求重读音节及之后的部分一致：/ˈvætɪkən/。American 和 republican 重音在其他音节，只是拼写相似，切勿按 vatican 的读音类推。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.