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Botswana is a country in the middle of southern Africa. Its capital is . It has no sea coast; it sits inland, with , South Africa, Zimbabwe, and around it, and much of the west is the Kalahari, a huge dry land.
Botswana是位於南部非洲中間的一個國家。 Its capital is Gaborone首都是Gaborone。 It has no sea coast它沒有海岸線; it sits inland它位於內陸, with Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia around it周圍環繞著納米比亞、南非、辛巴威和尚比亞, and much of the west is the Kalahari, a huge dry land西部大部分地區則是喀拉哈里沙漠,一片廣大的乾燥地帶。
English uses Botswana for the country, and also in phrases like Botswana’s government or a Botswana official. Though actually, careful writing often calls the people Batswana (one person: Motswana), after the Tswana naming pattern; many English speakers still just say “people from Botswana.” It is a fairly small country in population — a couple of million people — but it is well known for wildlife and for diamonds.
English uses Botswana for the country英文用Botswana指這個國家, and also in phrases like Botswana's government or a Botswana official也用在像Botswana's government、a Botswana official這類說法裡。 Though actually, careful writing often calls the people Batswana (one person: Motswana), after the Tswana naming pattern不過其實,講究一點的寫法會依照Tswana語的命名方式,把當地人稱為Batswana(單數是Motswana); many English speakers still just say "people from Botswana."但很多英語人士還是直接說"people from Botswana."。 It is a fairly small country in population — a couple of million people人口方面這算是個相當小的國家,大約兩百萬人—— but it is well known for wildlife and for diamonds但以野生動物和鑽石聞名。
組成Borrowed from Tswana Botswana, from bo- (a prefix) + Tswana (the name of the people). The origin of Tswana itself is uncertain.
同家族的字
- Tswanathe name of the people; the country name is this name with a Tswana prefix
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Botswananame/bɒtˈswɑːnə/
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A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone.
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A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone.
- After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana.
- According to Masisi, Botswana has seen its elephant population grow to some 130,000.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。