the Maya
作名词指马雅族群时通常带定冠词 the;也可用复数形式 Mayas。
The Maya built impressive cities.
马雅人建造了宏伟的城市。
马雅语
mayas — plural of maya
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
马雅语
a family of American Indian languages spoken by the Maya
The Maya built impressive cities.
马雅人建造了宏伟的城市。
各民族的一员或后裔:
A member or descendant of various peoples:
魔力;诸神所拥有的超自然力量。
Magic; supernatural power as held by the gods.
Maya is a language family that includes many different languages.
马雅语是一个包含多种不同语言的语系。
At the cultural festival, I heard some Maya spoken.
在文化节上,我听到有人讲马雅语。
The museum has a book written in Maya.
博物馆有一本用马雅语写的书。
作名词指马雅族群时通常带定冠词 the;也可用复数形式 Mayas。
The Maya built impressive cities.
马雅人建造了宏伟的城市。
作名词指马雅语时,语言名称前不加冠词。
Few people still speak Maya.
现在很少有人还说马雅语。
作形容词修饰名词,表示“马雅的”,放在被修饰词前面。
Maya culture is rich and ancient.
马雅文化丰富而古老。
Not this
Maya were advanced in astronomy.
Use this
The Maya were advanced in astronomy.
英语中,指代玛雅民族整体时须在复数民族名称前加定冠词 the,构成 the Maya;汉语没有冠词,中国学习者常漏掉 the。
Not this
She is learning the maya language.
Use this
She is learning the Maya language.
Maya 是专有名词(指玛雅人或玛雅语),用作定语时也需首字母大写;汉语没有大小写分别,因此学习者容易误写成小写。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
马雅文明
The Maya civilization built impressive cities in the jungle.
马雅文明在丛林中建起了令人惊叹的城市。
马雅人
Many Maya people farm maize, beans, and squash.
许多马雅人种植玉米、豆类和南瓜。
马雅诸语言
The Maya languages form a language family.
马雅诸语言构成一个语系。
马雅遗址
The Maya ruins at Palenque draw many visitors.
帕伦克的马雅遗址吸引许多游客。
马雅历法
The Maya calendar is famous for its 260-day cycle.
马雅历法以其260天周期闻名。
马雅文字
The Maya script is found on stone monuments.
马雅文字见于石碑上。
Use mayas naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记法:'马'的拼音ma + '雅'的拼音ya,正好拼成maya,即玛雅人/玛雅语。
语域:neutral 常见场景:语言学著作、历史文化讨论、百科条目 该义项(马雅语)通常用于书面或正式语境,多出现在语言学、历史及人类学相关文本中;日常口语中较少单独使用。比较常见于学术或知识性表达。
没有常用词与 /ˈmɑːjə/ 完全同韵。注意拼写干扰:may、mayo 都以 may 开头,但分别读 /meɪ/、/ˈmeɪ.oʊ/,元音不同;Mayan 形似 maya+n,通常读 /ˈmaɪən/;papaya 虽有 -aya,但读 /pəˈpaɪə/,重音在 -pa-。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.