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She is an Arabic.
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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。
阿拉伯人
arabs — plural of arab
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阿拉伯人
a member of the Arab people
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。
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
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。
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She is an Arabic.
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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。
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He speaks Arab.
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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。
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The Arab Peninsula is a large peninsula in Western Asia.
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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。
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