in [town/city]
Penzance 是英国康沃尔郡的城镇名,表示“在彭赞斯”时通常用介词 in。
She lives in Penzance.
她住在彭赞斯。
彭赞斯
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
彭赞斯
A town in southwest Cornwall, England, on the English Channel.
She lives in Penzance.
她住在彭赞斯。
Last August, we took a train from London to Penzance for a seaside holiday.
去年八月,我们乘火车从伦敦到彭赞斯去海边度假。
Penzance has a mild climate because it lies near the coast.
彭赞斯气候温和,因为它靠近海岸。
She grew up in Penzance and still goes back every summer.
她在彭赞斯长大,每年夏天仍会回去。
Penzance 是英国康沃尔郡的城镇名,表示“在彭赞斯”时通常用介词 in。
She lives in Penzance.
她住在彭赞斯。
Not this
I went Penzance last summer.
Use this
I went to Penzance last summer.
汉语“去彭赞斯”不需要介词,但英语中 go 必须搭配介词 to 再接地点名词,所以应改为 go to Penzance。
Not this
I visited the Penzance.
Use this
I visited Penzance.
Penzance 是城市名,属于专有名词,绝大多数城市名前不加定冠词 the;只有河流、海洋、复数地名等才需要加 the,因此这里应去掉 the。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
彭赞斯镇
The town of Penzance is famous for its mild climate.
彭赞斯镇以气候温和而闻名。
彭赞斯港
The sailing boat anchored in Penzance harbour.
帆船停泊在彭赞斯港。
彭赞斯火车站
Penzance railway station is the westernmost station on the national rail network.
彭赞斯火车站是全国铁路网中最西端的车站。
彭赞斯的海盗
The Pirates of Penzance is one of Gilbert and Sullivan's best-known comic operas.
《彭赞斯的海盗》是吉尔伯特与萨利文最著名的轻歌剧之一。
Use penzance naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 pen(钢笔)和 dance 的尾音合成 penzance,想象一支钢笔在英国康沃尔海边小城跳舞。
语域:neutral 常见场景:地理、旅游 彭赞斯是地名,通常用于地理介绍、旅游或地址等中性场合,正式与非正式语境均适用。
真正与 Penzance 的结尾 /zæns/ 押韵的是 chance、enhance、glance、dance、trance(按美式读音,均为 /æns/)。注意 penance 拼写非常相似,但读 /ˈpɛnəns/,不是押韵词。英式英语中 chance、dance 等常读 /ɑːns/,与 /zæns/ 不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.