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表示位于某一地区时，介词用 in，且地点专名前不加冠词。
The earliest cities in Mesopotamia arose along rivers.
美索不达米亚最早的城市沿河而兴。
美索不达米亚
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
美索不达米亚
the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
The earliest cities in Mesopotamia arose along rivers.
美索不达米亚最早的城市沿河而兴。
底格里斯河和幼发拉底河之间的土地；多个古代文明的发源地；现今伊拉克的一部分
the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
Mesopotamia is often called the cradle of civilization.
美索不达米亚常被称为文明的摇篮。
Ancient Mesopotamia lay between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
古代美索不达米亚位于底格里斯河与幼发拉底河之间。
Many important inventions came from Mesopotamia.
许多重要发明来自美索不达米亚。
表示位于某一地区时，介词用 in，且地点专名前不加冠词。
The earliest cities in Mesopotamia arose along rivers.
美索不达米亚最早的城市沿河而兴。
描述地理位置时，be located between 后须接两个对象，常为河流或山脉等。
Mesopotamia is located between the Tigris and the Euphrates.
美索不达米亚位于底格里斯河与幼发拉底河之间。
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mesopotamia was one of the earliest civilizations.
Use this
Mesopotamia was one of the earliest civilizations.
Mesopotamia 是专有名词，在任何位置都必须大写；英语中地名首字母需大写。
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The history of the Mesopotamia is very long.
Use this
The history of Mesopotamia is very long.
Mesopotamia 是历史地区的专有名词，单独作地名时前面不加定冠词 the；中文没有冠词，学习者易把 the 泛化到所有地名。
Not this
Mesopotamia civilization developed writing.
Use this
Mesopotamian civilization developed writing.
修饰 civilization 需要用形容词 Mesopotamian，而不是名词 Mesopotamia；中文常用名词直接作定语，英语中则要用相应的形容词形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
古代美索不达米亚
Ancient Mesopotamia was home to the Sumerians.
古代美索不达米亚是苏美尔人的家园。
美索不达米亚地区
The region of Mesopotamia lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
美索不达米亚地区位于底格里斯河和幼发拉底河之间。
美索不达米亚文明
The civilization of Mesopotamia developed writing and law.
美索不达米亚文明发展了文字和法律。
美索不达米亚的历史
She is reading a book about the history of Mesopotamia.
她正在读一本关于美索不达米亚历史的书。
美索不达米亚与新月沃地
Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent are important in early history.
美索不达米亚与新月沃地在早期历史中很重要。
让我们下到美索不达米亚去吧
The B-52's 1982 new wave song 'Mesopotamia' repeats the line 'Let's go down to Mesopotamia.'
B-52乐队1982年的新浪潮歌曲《美索不达米亚》反复唱着“让我们下到美索不达米亚去吧”这句歌词。
Use mesopotamia naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住 Mesopotamia 是“两河之间的土地”：底格里斯河与幼发拉底河像两条臂膀，环抱这片沃土。
语域：neutral 常见场景：历史教材、考古学文章、博物馆展览 Mesopotamia 通常用于历史、考古等书面或正式语境，属于中性词，但日常口语中较少出现；比较常见于历史教材、学术文章或博物馆说明中。
None of these words rhymes with Mesopotamia (the ending is /teɪmiə/). The stressed part of Mesopotamia sounds like the beginning of potato /pəˈteɪ/ and the vowel in tame /teɪm/. Beware: hippopotamus spells 'potam' like Mesopotamia, but its stressed vowel is /ɒ/ in BrE /ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs/, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.