Word · Frequency #15712
indians
印度人
indians is the plural of indian.
A person from India.
- 1.
A person from India.
印度人。
- 2.
A kind of marble (spherical toy) with colored bands on an opaque black base.
一种不透明黑色底上有彩色条纹的弹珠。
不透明黑底彩纹弹珠;印度人。;一种不透明黑色底上有彩色条纹的弹珠。;印第安人;印第安语
In use
My neighbor is an Indian who moved here from Mumbai last year.
Many Indians celebrate Diwali with family and fireworks.
The museum has an exhibit about the Plains Indians and their history.
an Indian
Indian 指印度人时是可数名词,前面用 an。
She met an Indian at the conference.
她在会议上遇到了一位印度人。
the Indian
用 the 表示特指某个印度人。
The Indian sitting there is a doctor.
坐在那里的那位印度人是医生。
Indians
复数形式是 Indians。
Many Indians speak English.
Connections
Collocations
- an Asian Indian
- 亚裔印度人
- An Asian Indian opened a new restaurant in our neighborhood.一位亚裔印度人在我们街区开了一家新餐馆。
- a non-resident Indian
- 非居民印度人;印度侨民
- The bank offers special services for non-resident Indians.这家银行为非居民印度人提供特别服务。
- an Indian by birth
- 按出生是印度人
- Although she is an Indian by birth, she has lived in London for most of her life.虽然她按出生是印度人,但她一生大部分时间住在伦敦。
Idioms & figurative uses
- Indian summer
- 小阳春;迟来的兴旺We had an Indian summer in October, with temperatures in the 70s.十月份我们遇上了一个小阳春,气温有七十多华氏度。
- Indian file
- 一路纵队;鱼贯而行The scouts walked in Indian file through the narrow trail.侦察兵们排成一路纵队穿过狭窄的小径。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想:India(印度)加 -an 表人,指印度人;黑底彩纹弹珠的花纹像印度彩绘,所以也叫 Indian。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:谈论国籍或来自印度的人、玩弹珠或收集弹珠时 作名词时,指“印度人”的意思比较中性,在日常对话、新闻等正式或非正式场合都常用;而指“不透明黑底彩纹弹珠”的意思则比较特定,多用于儿童游戏或弹珠收藏等语境。使用时需根据上下文判断,通常前一个意思更常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Indian 的 -ian 读作 /diən/。Canadian、comedian、guardian 也都以 /diən/ 结尾,但它们与 Indian 并不真正押韵,因为重音位置和重读元音不同。注意拼写相似的 Australian 读作 /liən/,Russian 读作 /ʃən/,vegetarian 读作 /riən/,不要照着 Indian 的读音类推。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.