be a continental
作可数名词,指来自欧洲大陆的人,常见于英式英语。
Her new neighbour is a continental.
她的新邻居是个欧洲大陆人。
来自大陆的人;欧洲人的同义词
a person from mainland Europe; a European
来自大陆的人
Someone from the continent.
欧洲人的同义词
Synonym of European (a denizen of Europe)
Our new neighbor is a continental, and he often talks about his life in Paris.
我们的新邻居是欧洲大陆人,他经常谈起他在巴黎的生活。
用法提示:continental 作名词,用单数形式指一个来自欧洲大陆的人。
The continentals on the tour ate dinner much later than the British travelers.
旅行团里的欧洲大陆人吃晚饭的时间比英国游客晚得多。
用法提示:这里用复数 continentals,指多位欧洲大陆人。
As a continental, she is used to driving across borders without stopping.
作为欧洲大陆人,她习惯了开车跨境而不用停下来。
用法提示:as a continental 中的 continental 是名词,表示欧洲大陆人的身份。
作可数名词,指来自欧洲大陆的人,常见于英式英语。
Her new neighbour is a continental.
她的新邻居是个欧洲大陆人。
可用 from 短语说明其具体来自哪个国家。
He is a continental from Belgium.
他是个来自比利时的欧洲大陆人。
复数形式为 continentals,可泛指一群欧洲大陆人。
The seaside town was full of continentals in August.
八月的这座海滨小城挤满了欧洲大陆人。
grammar · medium
易错句子Asia is the largest continental in the world.
正确表达Asia is the largest continent in the world.
continental 虽以 -al 结尾,但它本身就是名词,意思是“来自欧洲大陆的人”,并不表示“大洲”。表示“大洲、大陆”的名词只有 continent,所以要说 the largest continent。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many continental come to Britain for work.
正确表达Many continentals come to Britain for work.
continental 是可数名词,复数形式为 continentals。汉语名词不靠词形变化表复数,学习者容易漏掉词尾 -s;在 Many 之后必须用复数形式 continentals。
grammar · medium
易错句子My uncle lives in Shanghai, so he is a continental.
正确表达My uncle lives in Shanghai, so he is a mainlander.
汉语“大陆人”不能直译成 continental,该词特指来自欧洲大陆的人。指中国大陆居民应用 mainlander(或 a person from mainland China),这是词义对应错误而非语法错误。
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