Word · Frequency #2102
africans
非洲人
africans is the plural of african.
核心释义
a native or inhabitant of Africa
- 1.
非洲人；非洲裔人
A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
非洲人；非洲裔人
用法In use
Amara is an African who moved to London to study medicine.
用法提示：此处 African 作名词，指非洲人。
Many Africans work in the tech industry in this city.
用法提示：Africans 是 African 的复数形式，词性仍为名词，指非洲人群体。
One African in our class taught us a traditional dance.
用法提示：此处 African 作名词，在句中作主语。
African + noun
作形容词时通常大写首字母。
African culture is rich and diverse.
非洲文化丰富多彩。
[article] African(s)
作名词时通常大写首字母，有单复数形式。
The Africans celebrated their independence.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- African American
- 非洲裔美国人
- She is an African American author.她是一位非洲裔美国作家。
- African culture
- 非洲文化
- We studied ancient African culture.我们研究了古老的非洲文化。
- African continent
- 非洲大陆
- The African continent is rich in resources.非洲大陆资源丰富。
- African wildlife
- 非洲野生动物
- They went on a safari to see African wildlife.他们去旅行看非洲野生动物。
- African diaspora
- 非洲裔散居
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
非洲人：联想‘非洲’读音‘阿弗里’，加上‘肯’（can的谐音），即‘阿弗里肯’（African）。
语境与语域Context & Register
neutral; common in geographic, ethnic, and cultural discussions for both noun and adjective uses. Note: 通常用于中性语境，指非洲人或与非洲相关的事物。
语法说明Grammar Note
作名词时是可数名词，作形容词时通常用作定语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'Vatican' shares the same stressed vowel /æ/ but the coda differs; no word listed perfectly rhymes with 'African'. All share the '-ican' spelling ending.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.