Persian + noun
作定语，直接放在名词前，表示波斯的或波斯风格的。
She bought a hand-woven Persian rug.
她买了一块手工编织的波斯地毯。
佩尔修斯的；与古罗马作家佩尔修斯有关的；属于、来自或与波斯有关。；与罗马作家佩尔修斯有关的；属于或与波斯人有关。；与波斯语言有关的
of, from, or relating to Persia (now Iran), its people, language, or culture
属于、来自或与波斯有关。
Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.
与罗马作家佩尔修斯有关的
Of or pertaining to Persius (Roman writer)
属于或与波斯人有关。
Of or pertaining to the Persian people.
与波斯语言有关的
Of or pertaining to the Persian language.
与伊朗或其人民、语言或文化有关的
of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture
She bought a beautiful Persian rug for her living room.
她为客厅买了一块漂亮的波斯地毯。
用法提示：这里 Persian 是形容词，修饰 rug，表示“波斯的”。
He is learning to read Persian poetry in the original.
他正在学习阅读波斯语原版诗歌。
用法提示：这里 Persian 是形容词，修饰 poetry，说明是波斯语的诗歌。
The museum has an exhibit on ancient Persian art.
博物馆有一个关于古代波斯艺术的展览。
用法提示：这里 Persian 是形容词，修饰 art，表示“古代波斯的”。
作定语，直接放在名词前，表示波斯的或波斯风格的。
She bought a hand-woven Persian rug.
她买了一块手工编织的波斯地毯。
作表语，说明某人的族裔或来自伊朗。
Her mother is Persian.
她母亲是波斯人。
与定冠词连用，构成专有名称或特指事物，如 the Persian Gulf、the Persian language。
The Persian Empire once stretched across three continents.
波斯帝国曾横跨三大洲。
grammar · medium
易错句子She studies persian history.
正确表达She studies Persian history.
Persian 是由专有名词 Persia 派生的形容词，英语中由专有名词派生的形容词必须大写首字母；汉语没有字母大小写，容易把这类词写成小写。
grammar · medium
易错句子He bought a Persia carpet.
正确表达He bought a Persian carpet.
英语中修饰名词作定语要用形容词 Persian；Persia 是地名/国名名词，不能直接放在另一个名词前作定语。汉语“波斯地毯”中的“波斯”可直接作定语，但英语需要形容词形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子This rug is from Persian.
正确表达This rug is from Persia.
介词 from 后需要名词或代词作宾语，Persian 是形容词，不能直接作宾语；表示“来自波斯”要用名词 Persia。汉语“来自波斯”的“波斯”是名词，容易直接译成形容词 Persian。
波斯湾
Oil tankers sail through the Persian Gulf every day.
油轮每天穿行波斯湾。
波斯猫
Her Persian cat has long, fluffy white fur.
她的波斯猫长着蓬松的白色长毛。
波斯地毯
They hung a hand-woven Persian rug on the wall.
他们把一块手工编织的波斯地毯挂在墙上。
波斯帝国
The Persian Empire once stretched from Egypt to India.
波斯帝国曾从埃及延伸到印度。
波斯语
She is learning the Persian language at university.
她在大学学习波斯语。
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