Word · Frequency #17392
armenian
亚美尼亚人
a native or inhabitant of Armenia
- 1.
A person of an Indo-European ethnic group native to the Armenian Highlands, comprising the ethnic majority of Armenia.
亚美尼亚人(印欧语系民族,亚美尼亚主要族群)
亚美尼亚语；亚美尼亚字母；亚美尼亚人(印欧语系民族,亚美尼亚主要族群)
In use
An Armenian gave a lecture on traditional music at our university last week.
Two Armenians opened a bakery in our neighborhood, and their bread sells out every morning.
The museum guide was an Armenian who had lived in Yerevan for many years.
sb be Armenian
Armenian 作形容词且大写，常作表语表示国籍或族裔。
My neighbor is Armenian.
我的邻居是亚美尼亚人。
an Armenian
指人时是可数名词，复数形式为 Armenians。
An Armenian I met in college now lives in Beijing.
我大学时认识的一位亚美尼亚人现在住在北京。
speak Armenian
表示语言时是不可数名词，通常不带冠词。
She speaks Armenian with her grandparents.
她和祖父母说亚美尼亚语。
in Armenian
in + 语言表示用该语言书写或表达。
The notice is written in Armenian.
这则通知是用亚美尼亚语写的。
Common mistakes
She is armenian.She is Armenian.
英语中民族、国籍等专有名词和形容词必须大写首字母，表示“亚美尼亚的/亚美尼亚人”应写 Armenian，而不是 armenian。
Armenian is a small country in the Caucasus.Armenia is a small country in the Caucasus.
指“亚美尼亚这个国家”时要用国名 Armenia；Armenian 是形容词或指亚美尼亚人/亚美尼亚语，不能用来代指国家。
There are many Armenian in our class.There are many Armenians in our class.
表示“亚美尼亚人”的 Armenian 是可数名词，前面有 many 时应用复数形式 Armenians，不能沿用形容词/单数名词形式 Armenian。
Connections
Collocations
- Armenian language
- 亚美尼亚语
- She is learning the Armenian language.她正在学习亚美尼亚语。
- Armenian alphabet
- 亚美尼亚字母表
- The Armenian alphabet was created in the fifth century.亚美尼亚字母表创建于五世纪。
- Armenian genocide
- 亚美尼亚种族灭绝
- The Armenian genocide is commemorated every year.每年都纪念亚美尼亚种族灭绝。
- Armenian diaspora
- 亚美尼亚侨民
- There is a large Armenian diaspora in Los Angeles.洛杉矶有大量亚美尼亚侨民。
- Armenian church
- 亚美尼亚教会
- The Armenian church has a rich liturgical tradition.亚美尼亚教会有丰富的礼仪传统。
- Armenian cuisine
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Armenian 读作“阿米尼安”，前半 Armenia 是国名，后半 -ian 同 Italian，表人或语言——亚美尼亚的人/语/形容词。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：nationality and ethnic descriptions、language and culture studies、historical and political contexts 该词在一般书面语和口语中都较常见，通常用来指亚美尼亚人或与亚美尼亚相关的语言、文化等；具体意思需根据搭配判断。
Grammar Note
作“亚美尼亚人”解时为可数名词；作“亚美尼亚语”解时通常不可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The '-ian' words above share the spelling ending with 'Armenian', but none is a perfect rhyme. 'Armenian' is /ɑːˈmiːnjən/, with the stressed vowel /iː/ and a following /njən/. 'Slovenian' is the closest spelling match (both end in '-enian') but is commonly pronounced /sloʊˈviːniən/, so the final syllables differ slightly (…ˈviːniən vs …ˈmiːnjən). The other words are standard '-ian' lookalikes with different stressed vowels: Albanian /ælˈbeɪniən/, Australian /ɔːˈstreɪliən/, Canadian /kəˈneɪdiən/, Hungarian /hʌŋˈɡɛəriən/, Romanian /roʊˈmeɪniən/.
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.