喜樂美語
  1. 1a/ˈbɛldʒən/from Belgium比利時的

    Coming from Belgium, or connected with Belgium — its people, its government, its food, or anything made there.

    Belgian 是形容詞，意思是「跟比利時有關的」。它可以講人的來處：a Belgian student 就是從比利時來的學生。也可以講東西的產地：Belgian chocolate、Belgian waffles。還可以講國家層級的事，像 the Belgian government。開頭的 B 一定大寫，就算在句子中間也一樣，因為從國名造出來的形容詞在英文裡都保留大寫。要比較的時候用 more Belgian、most Belgian，不加 -er。

    示範例句 · Example

    My neighbour is Belgian, but she has lived in Taipei for ten years.

    中文翻譯我的鄰居是比利時的，但她已經在台北住了十年。

    This is the adjective, so it sits in front of a noun or after be: Belgian chocolate, a Belgian passport, she is Belgian. It covers people (where someone is from), things (where they were made), and the country itself (the Belgian government). The capital B stays even in the middle of a sentence, because adjectives built on a country name keep the capital in English. There is no -er form; to compare, English puts more or most in front.

    常見搭配

    • Belgian chocolate

      比利時巧克力

      chocolate made in Belgium

      She brought back a box of Belgian chocolate.

    • Belgian waffles

      比利時鬆餅

      a thick waffle of the kind first made in Belgium

      The café sells Belgian waffles all day.

    • the Belgian government

      比利時政府

      the group of people who govern Belgium

      The Belgian government published the new rules last week.

    • a Belgian passport

      比利時護照

      the passport given to a citizen of Belgium

      He holds a Belgian passport and a Taiwanese one.

  2. 2n/ˈbɛldʒən/a Belgian person比利時人

    A person who comes from Belgium, or whose family comes from Belgium.

    Belgian 當名詞時指比利時人。它是可數的：一個人是 a Belgian，很多人是 Belgians。要說某人是哪國人，英文日常比較常用形容詞，講 She is Belgian。名詞的 a Belgian 也完全正確，只是更常出現在數人數或整群人的時候，像 three Belgians、a group of Belgians。開頭的 B 一樣要大寫。

    This is the noun, so it counts: a Belgian, two Belgians, the Belgians. English usually prefers the adjective when saying where a person is from — she is Belgian — and keeps the noun for counting people or talking about them as a group: three Belgians, a group of Belgians. The capital B stays wherever the word sits in the sentence.

    常見搭配

    • a young Belgian

      一位年輕的比利時人

      a young person from Belgium

      A young Belgian showed us the way to the station.

    • the Belgians

      比利時人（全體）

      the people of Belgium taken as a group

      The Belgians voted on the plan last month.