the Arcadians
复数前加定冠词，指作为一个整体的阿卡迪亚民族或居民群体。
The Arcadians lived for centuries in the mountains of the central Peloponnese.
阿卡迪亚人在伯罗奔尼撒中部的山区生活了几个世纪。
理想化的乡村人；淳朴的乡民；古代阿卡迪亚的居民。；现代希腊阿卡迪亚的本地人或居民。；理想化的乡村居民。；美国阿卡迪亚或其郊区的本地人或居民。
A native or inhabitant of Arcadia, especially ancient or modern Greek Arcadia or a US city of that name.
古代阿卡迪亚的居民。
An inhabitant of ancient Arcadia.
现代希腊阿卡迪亚的本地人或居民。
A native or inhabitant of Arcadia (in modern Greece).
理想化的乡村居民。
An ideal rustic.
美国阿卡迪亚或其郊区的本地人或居民。
A native or inhabitant of Arcadia (in the US) or its suburbs.
The ancient Arcadian tended his sheep on the slopes of Mount Lycaeum.
这位古老的阿卡迪亚人在莱卡翁山的山坡上放羊。
用法提示：这里使用单数名词 'Arcadian'，指阿卡迪亚的居民，体现了其地理含义。
After retiring from the city, he became a true arcadian, living in a small cottage without electricity.
从城市退休后，他成了一个真正的田园生活者，住在一间没有电的小屋里。
用法提示：此处 'arcadian' 为名词，指过着田园式简朴生活的人，是比喻用法。
The valley was home to a community of arcadians who farmed organically and built their own houses.
这个山谷住着一群田园居民，他们从事有机农业，自己建造房屋。
用法提示：使用复数形式 'arcadians'，指一群过着乡村田园生活的人，强调群体。
复数前加定冠词，指作为一个整体的阿卡迪亚民族或居民群体。
The Arcadians lived for centuries in the mountains of the central Peloponnese.
阿卡迪亚人在伯罗奔尼撒中部的山区生活了几个世纪。
单数可数名词，泛指一个阿卡迪亚人；复数形式为 Arcadians。
She married an Arcadian and moved to his village.
她嫁给了一位阿卡迪亚人，搬到了他的村子。
用 by birth 说明籍贯或出身，常见于介绍某人的来历。
He was an Arcadian by birth, though he spent his whole life in Athens.
他生来就是阿卡迪亚人，尽管一生都在雅典度过。
用于“理想化的乡下人”这一引申义，多见于文学语境，常带描写性形容词。
In the pastoral poem the shepherd appears as a simple Arcadian.
在这首田园诗里，牧羊人表现为一个淳朴的乡民。
grammar · medium
易错句子She married a Arcadian last year.
正确表达She married an Arcadian last year.
Arcadian 读作 /ɑːˈkeidiən/，以元音音素开头，单数可数名词前必须用不定冠词 an；汉语没有冠词系统，学习者容易不看发音一律写 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many Arcadian live in that mountain village.
正确表达Many Arcadians live in that mountain village.
Arcadian 是表示「人」的可数名词，受 many 修饰时要用复数形式 Arcadians，谓语动词也随之用复数 live；汉语名词本身不标复数，容易漏掉词尾 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was born in Arcadian.
正确表达He was born in Arcadia.
地名「阿卡迪亚」是 Arcadia，Arcadian 指「阿卡迪亚人」；in 后面需要地点名词，不能用表示人的名词，这是把同源的地名与人名混用。
拼写只差一个字母，中文又都可能译作“阿卡迪亚人”；但 Acadian 指加拿大沿海阿卡迪亚（Acadia）的法裔居民，Arcadian 指希腊或美国阿卡迪亚（Arcadia）的居民。
Arcadia 是地名，不能直接指人；说“阿卡迪亚居民”时要用 Arcadian。两者中文都可能写作“阿卡迪亚”，但一个是地点，一个是人。
Arcadia (root place name)
Arcad- (Arcadia) + -ic
Arcadian + -ism
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