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Connecticut is a small state in the northeast of the United States, in the group of states people call New England. It sits beside New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. It was one of the original thirteen states from British colonial times, so it is old in American history. People sometimes call it the Constitution State.
ConnecticutConnecticut is a small state是美國東北部 in the northeast of the United States一個小州, in the group of states people call New England屬於人們稱作New England的那群州。It它 sits beside緊鄰著 New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode IslandNew York、Massachusetts,和Rhode Island。It它 was one of the original thirteen states是最初十三州之一 from British colonial times源自英國殖民時期, so it is old in American history所以在美國歷史裡算是很老的。People人們 sometimes有時候 call it the Constitution State稱它為Constitution State。
The name is not from the English word connect, though it looks a little like it. It comes from a Mohegan-Pequot name, quinnitukqut, meaning “at the long tidal river” — a long river that the sea reaches into. English spelling later may have drifted toward connect because that word was already in people’s heads.
The name這個名字 is not from the English word connect不是來自英文的connect這個字, though it looks a little like it雖然看起來有點像。It它 comes from來自 a Mohegan-Pequot name一個Mohegan-Pequot族的名字, quinnitukqutquinnitukqut, meaning "at the long tidal river"意思是「在那條有潮汐的長河邊」 — a long river that the sea reaches into一條海水會湧進去的長河。English spelling後來的英文拼法 later may have drifted toward connect可能漸漸往connect靠攏 because that word was already in people's heads因為那個字本來就已經在人們腦中了。
Say it kuh-NET-ih-kut. Do not make it sound like connect-icut.
Say it把它唸成 kuh-NET-ih-kutkuh-NET-ih-kut。Do not make it sound like不要把它唸成 connect-icutconnect-icut。
組成From Mohegan-Pequot quinnitukqut, “at the long tidal river”: a piece meaning “long,” a piece meaning “tidal river,” and a piece meaning “at / in that place.” The English spelling perhaps grew toward connect, but that is only how it looks, not where the name began.
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。
Connecticutname/kəˈnɛt.ɪ.kət/
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A state in the northeastern United States.
- Authorities in Connecticut are investigating after swastikas were found drawn on a high school campus in Stamford for the second time since Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel earlier this month, the school district said.
- When they something so WASPphobic you have to hit them with the Connecticut stare
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A river in New England, United States.
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。