Word · Frequency #1017
germans
德国人
germans is the plural of german.
German
- 1.
A citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany.
德意志联邦共和国的公民
- 2.
An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement.
一种复杂的圆舞,通常带有华尔兹动作。
- 3.
a person of German nationality
德国人
- 4.
A person of a West Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe, comprising the ethnic majority of Germany.
中欧本土的西日耳曼族群的人,构成德国的民族多数
- 5.
A social party at which the german is danced.
跳这种舞的社交聚会。
- 6.
the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
标准德语；由西日耳曼语支历史发展而来
- 7.
A German wine.
德国葡萄酒
德意志联邦共和国的公民；一种复杂的圆舞,通常带有华尔兹动作。；中欧本土的西日耳曼族群的人,构成德国的民族多数；跳这种舞的社交聚会。；标准德语；由西日耳曼语支历史发展而来
In use
My neighbor is a German who moved here for work.
There are many Germans studying at the university.
I met a friendly German on the train yesterday.
a German / the Germans
表示德国人时，是可数名词，首字母大写。
He is a German.
他是德国人。
speak German
表示德语时，是不可数名词，首字母大写。
Do you speak German?
你会说德语吗？
German + noun
作为形容词表示德国的，首字母大写。
She loves German literature.
她热爱德国文学。
Connections
Collocations
- German language
- 德语
- She decided to learn the German language.她决定学习德语。
- German people
- 德国人民
- The German people are known for their punctuality.德国人民以守时著称。
- German shepherd
- 德国牧羊犬
- His dog is a German shepherd.他的狗是一只德国牧羊犬。
- German car
- 德国汽车
- He drives a German car.他开一辆德国汽车。
- German beer
- 德国啤酒
- German beer is famous for its quality.德国啤酒以其品质闻名。
- German culture
- 德国文化
Learner notes
Memory Tip
German发音类似'卓曼'，想象卓越的德国人，做事严谨精湛。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
注意：German作为名词时首字母通常大写，指单个德国人；复数形式为Germans。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The ending '-man' in 'german' is pronounced /mən/. Many common words share this unstressed ending /mən/ (e.g., human, woman), but they do not rhyme with 'german' because the stressed vowels differ. Note that the independent word 'man' is pronounced /mæn/, not /mən/.
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.