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a Sherpa
Sherpa 是可数名词，单数前通常用 a。
A Sherpa led us safely across the icefall.
一位夏尔巴人带领我们安全穿过冰瀑。
夏尔巴人
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
夏尔巴人
a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet, famous for their skill as mountaineers
A Sherpa led us safely across the icefall.
一位夏尔巴人带领我们安全穿过冰瀑。
夏尔巴人,住在尼泊尔和西藏的喜马拉雅民族,以登山闻名。
A member of a particular Himalayan ethnic group living in Nepal and Tibet, known especially as mountaineers.
当地登山向导或脚夫,尤指受雇的尼泊尔夏尔巴男子。
A local mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Nepalese Sherpa people so employed.
居住在尼泊尔和西藏的喜马拉雅山民,以登山技能著称
a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers
在幕后不懈工作以敲定官方公报文本的高级政府官员,通常来自七国集团或二十国集团峰会。
A high-ranking government official who works tirelessly in the background to conclude the text of an official communiqué, typically from a G7 or G20 summit.
The sherpa carried our heavy equipment up the mountain safely.
这位夏尔巴人安全地把我们的重型装备背上了山。
Many sherpas know the best routes through the Himalayas.
许多夏尔巴人熟悉穿越喜马拉雅山的最佳路线。
She hired a sherpa to help her reach the base camp.
她雇了一位夏尔巴人帮助她到达大本营。
Sherpa 是可数名词，单数前通常用 a。
A Sherpa led us safely across the icefall.
一位夏尔巴人带领我们安全穿过冰瀑。
复数形式 sherpas 用于泛指整个群体。
Sherpas are known for their mountaineering skills.
夏尔巴人以其登山技能著称。
Not this
He is sherpa.
Use this
He is a sherpa.
中文说“他是夏尔巴人”不需要冠词，但英语中 sherpa 是可数名词单数，单数可数名词不能单独作表语，前面必须加不定冠词 a。
Not this
There are many sherpa in the village.
Use this
There are many sherpas in the village.
中文名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s；英语中 sherpa 的复数是规则形式 sherpas，在 many 后面必须用复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
夏尔巴向导
We hired an experienced Sherpa guide for the climb.
我们为这次登山雇了一名经验丰富的夏尔巴向导。
夏尔巴搬运工
The Sherpa porter carried our equipment up the mountain.
夏尔巴搬运工把我们的装备背上山。
当地夏尔巴人
The local Sherpas know the safest routes to the summit.
当地的夏尔巴人知道通往山顶最安全的路线。
夏尔巴民族
The Sherpa people are famous for their mountaineering skills.
夏尔巴民族以登山技能闻名。
经验丰富的夏尔巴人
An experienced Sherpa can spot danger before it happens.
经验丰富的夏尔巴人能提前发现危险。
担任（某人的）峰会筹备代表/助手
The ambassador served as the president's sherpa for the G7 summit.
这位大使担任了总统的七国集团峰会筹备代表。
数字助手；帮助他人使用电子设备的人
The library offers free digital sherpas every Thursday to help older residents navigate their smartphones.
图书馆每周四免费提供数字助手服务，帮助老年居民使用智能手机。
（峰会前的）筹备会议
Finance ministry officials attended a sherpa meeting in Paris to discuss the draft communiqué.
财政部官员在巴黎参加了一场筹备会议，讨论公报草案。
Use Sherpa naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
谐音联想：sherpa 音近“夏尔巴”，想象夏尔巴人在雪山背着装备为登山者带路。
语域：neutral 常见场景：登山运动、尼泊尔与西藏民族介绍、旅游或户外活动 通常作为中性名词使用，没有明显的口语或书面语偏向。多用于介绍尼泊尔和西藏地区的民族，也常指擅长登山的当地向导。
真正与 sherpa 押韵的常见词有 usurper /juːˈzɜːpə/（重读元音 /ɜː/ 和后接 /pə/ 相同）。拼写相似的词中，shepherd /ˈʃepəd/、sheriff /ˈʃerɪf/ 和 herpes /ˈhɜːpiːz/ 发音不同：前两者读 /ʃe-/，herpes 以 /iːz/ 结尾。paper /ˈpeɪpə/ 和 supper /ˈsʌpə/ 只有结尾的非重读 /pə/ 相同，重读音节不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.