Word · Frequency #16527
Nigerian
尼日利亚人
a native or inhabitant of Nigeria
- 1.
A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.
尼日利亚人;尼日利亚裔人。
尼日利亚人;尼日利亚裔人。
In use
My neighbor is a Nigerian who moved here two years ago.
She met several Nigerians at the international student conference.
The restaurant was started by a Nigerian from Lagos.
be a Nigerian
作名词时指尼日利亚人,复数形式为 Nigerians。
He is a Nigerian.
他是尼日利亚人。
be Nigerian
作形容词时表国籍,也可作定语,如 Nigerian food(尼日利亚食物)。
She is Nigerian.
她是尼日利亚人。
Common mistakes
She is nigerian.She is Nigerian.
英语中表示国家、国籍和国民的词语是专有形容词/名词,首字母必须大写。Nigerian 的首字母 N 要大写,这是书写规则。
He is a Nigeria citizen.He is a Nigerian citizen.
Nigeria 是国名(专有名词),不能直接用作定语修饰 citizen;表示国籍或所属关系时要用形容词 Nigerian。
There are many Nigerian in Beijing.There are many Nigerians in Beijing.
Nigerian 作单数名词指一个尼日利亚人,表示多个尼日利亚人时要用复数形式 Nigerians。受汉语中没有复数标记的影响,容易漏掉 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- Nigerian cuisine
- 尼日利亚菜肴
- I tried Nigerian cuisine for the first time at a local restaurant.我第一次在当地餐馆尝试了尼日利亚菜肴。
- Nigerian music
- 尼日利亚音乐
- Nigerian music has become popular all over the world.尼日利亚音乐已经在全世界流行起来。
- Nigerian government
- 尼日利亚政府
- The Nigerian government is investing in new infrastructure.尼日利亚政府正在投资新的基础设施。
- Nigerian naira
- 尼日利亚奈拉
- The price is 5,000 Nigerian naira.价格是5,000尼日利亚奈拉。
- Nigerian citizen
- 尼日利亚公民
- She became a Nigerian citizen after living there for ten years.她在那里生活了十年后成为了尼日利亚公民。
- Nigerian diaspora
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Nigerian 发 nai 音,像“奶”;想象尼日利亚人喝奶,记住 nai 开头就是尼日利亚人。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:新闻报道、日常对话、正式介绍 Nigerian 指尼日利亚人,属于中性词,多用于国籍或地域身份的描述;在日常交流、新闻和正式介绍中都比较自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Algerian, Siberian, Syrian and Assyrian rhyme with Nigerian: they share the stressed vowel /ɪ/ and the ending /riən/. Niger is a lookalike but sounds different: /ˈnaɪdʒər/, not /naɪˈdʒɪriən/. Nigeria is nearly identical to Nigerian, just without the final /n/.
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.