Word · Frequency #22528
iowa
艾奥瓦人；艾奥瓦族原住民
A member of the Native American people formerly living in what is now the state of Iowa.
- 1.
One of the Native Americans formerly occupying the region now included in the state of Iowa.
昔日居住于今艾奥瓦州地区的北美原住民之一。
昔日居住于今艾奥瓦州地区的北美原住民之一。；衣阿华州
In use
Long ago, the Iowa lived along the Des Moines River.
The Iowas traded with other tribes before European settlers arrived.
Today, descendants of the Iowa continue to preserve their heritage.
an Iowa
Iowa 指族人个体时是可数名词；因读音以元音开头，前用 an。
An Iowa from the village acted as our guide.
来自村里的一名艾奥瓦人给我们当向导。
the Iowas
Iowas 是 Iowa 的复数；the Iowas 可统称这一民族，谓语用复数。
The Iowas once lived in villages along the river.
艾奥瓦人曾住在河边的村庄里。
Common mistakes
He is a Iowa.He is an Iowa.
Iowa 以元音音素 /aɪ/ 开头，因此不定冠词要用 an，而不是 a。
Many Iowa are farmers.Many Iowas are farmers.
Iowa 指该族人时是可数名词，表示多个成员要用复数形式 Iowas，不能像部分族群名词那样用原形作复数。
Connections
Collocations
- the Iowa tribe
- 艾奥瓦部落
- The Iowa tribe originally lived in the Great Lakes region.艾奥瓦部落最初居住在大湖地区。
- the Iowa people
- 艾奥瓦人
- The Iowa people are known for their agricultural traditions.艾奥瓦人以其农业传统而闻名。
- the Iowa Nation
- 艾奥瓦民族
- The Iowa Nation has its own traditions and government.艾奥瓦民族有自己的传统和政府。
- Iowa tribal council
- 艾奥瓦部落委员会
- The Iowa tribal council passed a new law.艾奥瓦部落委员会通过了一项新法律。
Pop culture & quotes
- No, it's Iowa.
- 不，这里是艾奥瓦州。The famous line from the film Field of Dreams—“No, it's Iowa”—is spoken after the character asks if he has reached heaven.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 Iowa 看成 I-O-W-A：I 像帐篷支柱，O 像炊烟，W 像草原帐篷顶，A 像门口，联想原住民在艾奥瓦的营地。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：历史讨论、人类学与民族志 该词通常用于历史或人类学语境，指昔日居住于今艾奥瓦州地区的原住民群体；现代日常口语中较少出现。注意与表示艾奥瓦州居民的“Iowan”区分。
Grammar Note
专有名词，美国州名
Pronunciation & Spelling
完全同韵的词很少。ion 和 iodine 的开头音 /ˈaɪə/ 与 Iowa 的 /ˈaɪəwə/ 相同；iota 拼写也以 Io 开头，但读 /aɪˈoʊtə/，重音不同。coward、toward、powwow 拼写中含 -owa 或 -ow，但发音是 /ˈkaʊərd/、/tɔːrd/、/ˈpaʊˌwaʊ/，与 Iowa 的 /ˈaɪəwə/ 不同。
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。
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