Word · Frequency #20422
balkan
巴尔干半岛居民
核心释义
inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
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巴尔干半岛居民
an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
用法In use
She loves cooking Balkan dishes, especially stuffed peppers.
用法提示：Balkan 在本句中是形容词，作定语修饰 dishes，表示‘巴尔干的’。
The museum has a fine collection of Balkan art from the nineteenth century.
用法提示：Balkan 作形容词修饰 art，体现其‘巴尔干的’含义。
His latest novel is set in several Balkan cities during the 1990s.
用法提示：Balkan 作定语修饰 cities，表示‘巴尔干的’。
Balkan + noun
Balkan 是形容词，意为“巴尔干的”，作定语时首字母大写。
The museum has a fine collection of Balkan art.
这座博物馆收藏着精美的巴尔干艺术品。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子The balkan countries are in Southeast Europe.正确表达The Balkan countries are in Southeast Europe.
Balkan 是由地名 the Balkans 派生出的专有形容词，英语中专有形容词必须首字母大写；中文没有大写规则，所以学习者容易误写为小写。
易错句子He traveled to Balkan last summer.正确表达He traveled to the Balkans last summer.
Balkan 是形容词，不能单独用作地名；指巴尔干地区时要用 the Balkans（复数名词，带定冠词）。中文没有冠词和复数变化，所以学习者容易漏掉 the 和 -s。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Balkan Peninsula
- 巴尔干半岛
- The Balkan Peninsula is in southeastern Europe.巴尔干半岛位于欧洲东南部。
- Balkan states
- 巴尔干诸国
- The Balkan states have a rich cultural heritage.巴尔干诸国拥有丰富的文化遗产。
- Balkan Wars
- 巴尔干战争
- The Balkan Wars reshaped the region's borders.巴尔干战争重塑了该地区的边界。
- Balkan Mountains
- 巴尔干山脉
- The Balkan Mountains stretch across Bulgaria.巴尔干山脉横贯保加利亚。
- Balkan region
- 巴尔干地区
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：Balkan的B像隆起的山脉，巴尔干半岛多山，看到B就想到“山”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：geopolitical writing、history texts、news reports 该词多用于地理、政治、历史等书面或正式语境，作定语修饰名词，如 Balkan countries；口语中较少单独使用，更常用 the Balkans 指该地区。属中性用语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Balkan is pronounced /ˈbɔlkən/ with the /l/ sounded. Words ending in -alk (balk, talk, walk, chalk) look similar but have a silent l and rhyme with /ɔːk/, not with Balkan. Alkane shares the exact spelling chunk -alkan- but sounds /ˈælkeɪn/. Falcon can rhyme when said /ˈfɔːlkən/, but the variant /ˈfælkən/ does not. These are comparisons of spelling and sound only; no shared origin is implied.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.