Word
achaia
/əˈkaiə/
noun
亚该亚
A region in the northern Peloponnese of Greece, later a Roman province
亚该亚(希腊伯罗奔尼撒半岛北部的古省)
In use
Achaia was a region in the northern Peloponnese in ancient Greece.
The Roman province of Achaia covered much of southern Greece.
Historians still study the trade routes that passed through Achaia.
in Achaia
表示地理位置时使用。
The ancient city was located in Achaia.
这座古城位于亚该亚。
from Achaia
表示来源地。
The merchant traveled from Achaia to Corinth.
商人从亚该亚旅行到科林斯。
Achaia + be + noun phrase
用于描述亚该亚的历史地位。
Achaia was a Roman province.
亚该亚是罗马的一个行省。
Common mistakes
She visited the Achaia last summer.She visited Achaia last summer.
“Achaia”作为专有地名，前面通常不用定冠词“the”。中文使用者可能受“the United States”等特例影响而误加冠词。去掉“the”后符合英语习惯。
Achaea was an important province in ancient Greece.Achaia was an important province in ancient Greece.
“Achaia”是标准的英文拼写，而“Achaea”是指另一历史区域（亚该亚地区）。学习者容易混淆拼写。应使用词典给出的拼写“Achaia”。
Connections
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, ECDICT.