be an Arab
指单个阿拉伯人时,用可数名词单数形式,前加 an;复数形式为 Arabs。
My coworker is an Arab from Jordan.
我的同事是来自约旦的阿拉伯人。
阿拉伯人
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
阿拉伯人
a member of the Arab people
My coworker is an Arab from Jordan.
我的同事是来自约旦的阿拉伯人。
闪米特族裔成员,原居于阿拉伯半岛。
A member of the Semitic ethnic group native to the Arabian Peninsula.
阿拉伯人:原居于阿拉伯半岛及周边地区的闪米特民族成员,讲阿拉伯语,主要居住于中东和北非。
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
来自中东和北非、母语为阿拉伯语的人。
A person from the Middle East and North Africa, whose mother tongue is Arabic.
阿拉伯马:原产阿拉伯的骏马,性情活泼、体态优美、聪明伶俐。
a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
My neighbor is an Arab who moved here from Jordan.
我的邻居是从约旦搬来的一位阿拉伯人。
Many Arabs celebrate Eid with their families.
许多阿拉伯人与家人一起庆祝开斋节。
She met an Arab at the conference and they discussed business.
她在会议上遇到一位阿拉伯人,他们谈了生意。
指单个阿拉伯人时,用可数名词单数形式,前加 an;复数形式为 Arabs。
My coworker is an Arab from Jordan.
我的同事是来自约旦的阿拉伯人。
用 the + 复数可泛指整个阿拉伯民族或群体。
The Arabs made major contributions to science and medicine.
阿拉伯人对科学和医学作出了重大贡献。
作定语修饰名词时,Arab 形式不变,不加 -s。
Many Arab leaders attended the regional summit.
许多阿拉伯领导人出席了这次地区峰会。
Not this
She is an Arabic.
Use this
She is an Arab.
Arabic 意为「阿拉伯语」或「阿拉伯语的」,不能用来指人;指阿拉伯人须用名词 Arab。
Not this
He speaks Arab.
Use this
He speaks Arabic.
Arab 表示阿拉伯人或与阿拉伯民族相关,不表示语言;「阿拉伯语」的名词是 Arabic,所以表达「说阿拉伯语」时要用 Arabic。
Not this
The Arab Peninsula is a large peninsula in Western Asia.
Use this
The Arabian Peninsula is a large peninsula in Western Asia.
「阿拉伯半岛」是固定专有名词,须用 Arabian Peninsula;Arabian 表示地理归属,Arab 作定语常指人、国家、文化等,不与 Peninsula 搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
阿拉伯世界
The Arab world spans two continents.
阿拉伯世界横跨两大洲。
阿拉伯国家联盟
The Arab League promotes regional cooperation.
阿拉伯国家联盟促进区域合作。
阿拉伯国家
Many Arab countries use Arabic as their official language.
许多阿拉伯国家将阿拉伯语作为官方语言。
阿拉伯文化
Arab culture has influenced world cuisine.
阿拉伯文化影响了世界美食。
阿拉伯裔美国人
Arab Americans celebrate their heritage.
阿拉伯裔美国人庆祝他们的传统。
阿拉伯马
The Arab horse is prized for its endurance.
阿拉伯马以耐力著称。
阿拉伯民众舆论;阿拉伯社会的民意
The government's apology was aimed at calming the Arab street.
政府的道歉旨在安抚阿拉伯民众的舆论。
记下来:我是阿拉伯人。
This is the opening line of Mahmoud Darwish's 1964 poem 'Identity Card', a landmark statement of Palestinian identity.
这是马哈茂德·达尔维什1964年诗作《身份证》的开头,是巴勒斯坦身份认同的标志性宣言。
阿拉伯人阿哈布,燃烧沙丘的酋长。
A refrain from Ray Stevens' 1962 novelty hit 'Ahab the Arab', a comic pop-culture portrait of a fictional desert sheik.
这是雷·史蒂文斯1962年喜剧热门歌曲《阿拉伯人阿哈布》中的副歌,以流行文化的方式描绘了一个虚构的沙漠酋长。
Use Arab naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象沙漠中穿白袍的阿拉伯人骑骆驼,英文 Arab 的首字母 A 像一座沙丘,记住 Arab=阿拉伯人。
语域:neutral 常见场景:news reports、history texts、everyday conversation 表示“阿拉伯人”时,通常为中性词,多用于新闻报道、历史叙述和日常对话中,没有明显的正式或口语偏向。
与 arab /ˈærəb/ 押韵的有 carob 和 scarab(都是 /ˈærəb/)。注意拼写相似的 rabid 和 rabbit 读作 /ˈræbɪd/、/ˈræbɪt/,其中 rab 发 /ræb/,不押韵;Arabic /ˈærəbɪk/ 虽以 Arab- 开头,但多一个音节,也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.