Word · Frequency #24049
Petra
佩特拉古城
Petra
- 1.
stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.
石,重量单位,等于14磅。
石,重量单位,等于14磅。；约旦-佩特拉古城
In use
We spent a whole day wandering through the ancient ruins of Petra.
Petra attracts many visitors because of its amazing rock-cut buildings.
If you ever go to Jordan, don't miss visiting Petra.
be + located in + [place]
Petra 是专有名词，指约旦的佩特拉古城；说明地理位置时常用 be located in。
Petra is located in Jordan.
佩特拉位于约旦。
visit + [place]
动词 visit 后直接接地点名词作宾语，中间不加介词 to。
Many tourists visit Petra every year.
每年许多游客参观佩特拉。
the + [noun phrase] + of + [place]
用 the + 普通名词短语 + of + Petra 来指称“佩特拉古城”这一特定地点。
The ancient city of Petra is famous for its rock-cut architecture.
佩特拉古城以其岩石雕刻建筑而闻名。
Common mistakes
The Petra is in Jordan.Petra is in Jordan.
佩特拉（Petra）是专有地名，前面不加定冠词the；中国学习者常受“the+名词”习惯影响而误加。直接说Petra即可。
I went to petra last summer.I went to Petra last summer.
Petra是专有名词，首字母必须大写。汉语没有大小写区分，所以容易漏写；英语中地名首字母要大写。
Connections
Collocations
- ancient city of Petra
- 佩特拉古城
- The ancient city of Petra is famous for its rock-cut architecture.佩特拉古城以其岩石雕刻建筑而闻名。
- visit Petra
- 游览佩特拉
- We plan to visit Petra during our trip to Jordan.我们计划在约旦之行中游览佩特拉。
- Lost City of Petra
- 失落的佩特拉古城
- The Lost City of Petra was rediscovered in 1812.失落的佩特拉古城于1812年被重新发现。
- rose-red city of Petra
- 玫瑰红色的佩特拉城
- The rose-red city of Petra glows at sunset.玫瑰红色的佩特拉城在日落时泛着红光。
- Petra archaeological site
- 佩特拉考古遗址
- Petra archaeological site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.佩特拉考古遗址是联合国教科文组织世界遗产。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
佩特拉(pi:trə)是约旦古城，藏在粉红色岩石中；记成‘石头城’即好。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：travel writing、historical description、geographical reference 该词指约旦的佩特拉古城，是专有名词，通常用于中性语境，多出现在旅游、历史或地理类文本中，没有明显的正式或非正式倾向。
Grammar Note
petras
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with petra (/ˈpiːtrə/). Extra, orchestra and Cleopatra share the final -tra spelling and the /trə/ sound (after an /s/ in extra and orchestra), but their stressed vowels differ. Petrify and petroleum share the spelling petr- but pronounce it /petr/ or /pəˈtrəʊ/, not /piːtr/. Peter is a useful lookalike with long /iː/, but it ends in /tər/, not /trə/.
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.