- 1a/ˈɔːstriən/ · /ˈɒstriən/from Austria奧地利的
Coming from Austria, or connected with Austria, with the people who live there, or with their food, music, language and way of life.
這是國名 Austria（奧地利）的形容詞。它可以指東西的產地，例如 Austrian cheese。也可以指國家本身，例如 the Austrian border。還可以指那裡的人和他們的生活，例如 Austrian cooking。三種都很常見。位置跟一般形容詞一樣，放名詞前面，或放在 be 後面。要特別注意第一個字母 A 一定要大寫。就算在句子中間也一樣。國名形容詞在英文裡都是這個規矩。
示範例句 · Example
Mei's host family lives in a small Austrian village near the mountains.
中文翻譯美的寄宿家庭住在一個靠近山的小的奧地利村莊。
It works like other country adjectives: it can point at where a thing comes from (Austrian cheese), at the country itself (the Austrian border), or at the people and what they do (Austrian cooking, an Austrian custom). It always begins with a capital A, even in the middle of a sentence. It sits in front of the noun, or after be: the coffee is Austrian.
常見搭配
the Austrian border
奧地利邊界
the line where Austria meets another country
The train stopped for ten minutes at the Austrian border.
Austrian food / cooking
奧地利菜
the kind of food people eat in Austria
Austrian food is heavier than I expected.
the Austrian team
奧地利隊
the team representing Austria
The Austrian team finished second.
- 2n/ˈɔːstriən/ · /ˈɒstriən/an Austrian person奧地利人
A person who comes from Austria, or whose family came from there.
跟形容詞同一個字，這裡當「人」用。它是可數名詞。單數前面要加 a 或 the，例如 an Austrian。複數是 Austrians。the Austrians 可以指奧地利人這整群人。日常說話其實更常用形容詞：she's Austrian（她是奧地利人）。名詞形通常出現在要「數人數」或「跟別國的人對比」的時候，例如 two Austrians and a Swiss。開頭一樣要大寫。
The same word as the adjective, used as a name for the person. It is countable, so it needs a or the in the singular: she is an Austrian. The plural is Austrians, and the Austrians can mean the people of Austria as a group. In everyday speech people often prefer the adjective — she's Austrian — and keep the noun for counting or contrasting: two Austrians and a Swiss.
常見搭配
be an Austrian
是奧地利人
to be a person from Austria
His grandfather was an Austrian.
the Austrians
奧地利人（這群人）
the people of Austria, as a group
The Austrians beat us by one point.