be a northerner
northerner 是可数名词,单数形式前通常加 a 或 the。
He is a northerner.
他是北方人。
北方人
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北方人
an inhabitant of the North
He is a northerner.
他是北方人。
一个地区(或整个世界)北部的人或居民,如美国北部人、挪威北部人等。
A native or inhabitant of the north of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the northern United States, the north of Norway, etc.
北方的居民
an inhabitant of the North
住在北方的美国人(尤其是在美国内战期间)
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
My roommate is a northerner, so she is used to cold winters.
我的室友是北方人,所以习惯了寒冷的冬天。
Many northerners enjoy watching snow fall in December.
许多北方人喜欢看十二月的雪飘落。
As a northerner, he finds the southern summer heat difficult to bear.
作为北方人,他觉得南方的夏天酷热难耐。
northerner 是可数名词,单数形式前通常加 a 或 the。
He is a northerner.
他是北方人。
from 后接地点,说明这个北方人的原籍。
She is a northerner from Hebei.
她是来自河北的北方人。
复数形式 northerners 不特指某一群体时,前面不加冠词。
Many northerners came to the meeting.
许多北方人来参加了会议。
Not this
She is a northern.
Use this
She is a northerner.
northern 是形容词,意为“北方的”,不能直接作名词表示人;应该用名词 northerner 表示“北方人”。
Not this
One of the northerner came late.
Use this
One of the northerners came late.
在 one of... 结构中,of 后需用可数名词复数,northerner 的复数是 northerners,因此不能用单数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
自豪的北方人
He is a proud northerner who refuses to move south.
他是一个自豪的北方人,拒绝搬到南方去。
地道的北方人
Only a true northerner can appreciate this kind of cold.
只有地道的北方人才能欣赏这种寒冷。
北方同胞
She was glad to meet fellow northerners at the conference.
她很开心在会议上遇到北方同胞。
大多数北方人
Most northerners are used to harsh winters.
大多数北方人都习惯了严冬。
土生土长的北方人
As a born-and-bred northerner, he had never seen such humidity.
作为土生土长的北方人,他从未见过这样的潮湿。
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northerner = north(北方)+ -er(表人),记住:北方人住在north,-er就是人。
语域:neutral 常见场景:地理、人口统计、文化对比 northerner 是中性词,通常用于指来自北方地区的人,多在地理或文化对比的语境中出现。
与 northerner 押韵的常用词几乎没有。southerner、westerner、easterner 拼写相近,但重读元音不同(/ʌ/、/ɛ/、/iː/),并不押韵。northern 前半部分 /nɔrð/ 相同,但结尾是 /ərn/,而非 /ɝnɝ/。注意这些词都以 -er 结尾,表示“来自某地的人”。
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