Word · Frequency #16581
penzance
/penˈzæns/
noun
彭赞斯
A town in southwest Cornwall, England, on the English Channel.
彭赞斯(英国英格兰康沃尔郡西南部城市；临英吉利海峡)
In use
Last August, we took a train from London to Penzance for a seaside holiday.
Penzance has a mild climate because it lies near the coast.
She grew up in Penzance and still goes back every summer.
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。
Common mistakes
I went Penzance last summer.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。
I visited the Penzance.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。
Connections
Collocations
- the town of Penzance
- 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。
- Penzance harbour
- 彭赞斯港
- The sailing boat anchored in Penzance harbour.帆船停泊在彭赞斯港。
- Penzance railway station
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
- The Pirates of Penzance
- 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。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.