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Copacabana is a famous beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. People picture a long curve of sand where young, good-looking people go to swim, walk, and be seen — a fashionable, holiday kind of place.
Copacabana科帕卡巴納 is是 a famous beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil巴西里約熱內盧一個很有名的海灘 People picture大家想到的畫面是 a long curve of sand一長片彎彎的沙灘, where young, good-looking people go to swim, walk, and be seen年輕好看的人在那裡游泳、散步、被人看見—— a fashionable, holiday kind of place一個時髦的度假勝地
Though actually it is also the whole area beside the sea, not only the sand: a wide path, hotels, and busy streets sit right behind the beach. In loose English the name sometimes stands for any glamorous beach scene, even when the speaker is not in Brazil.
Though actually不過其實 it is also the whole area beside the sea它也是整個海邊的區域, not only the sand不只是沙灘: a wide path, hotels, and busy streets sit right behind the beach一條寬闊的步道、飯店,還有熱鬧的街道,就在海灘後面 In loose English在比較鬆散的英文用法裡, the name sometimes stands for any glamorous beach scene這個名字有時候代表任何一個很炫的海灘場景, even when the speaker is not in Brazil就算說話的人根本不在巴西
It is a place name, so it takes a capital C.
It is a place name這是一個地名, so it takes a capital C所以字首要大寫C
The name is not English: English borrowed Portuguese and Spanish Copacabana, and that name came from Aymara Kotakawana, a god of fertility (a god of making life grow).
The name is not English這個名字不是英文的: English borrowed Portuguese and Spanish Copacabana英文是借用葡萄牙文和西班牙文的Copacabana, and that name came from Aymara Kotakawana而那個字又來自艾馬拉語的Kotakawana, a god of fertility一位掌管生育的神 (a god of making life grow)(讓生命成長的神)
組成A place name borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Copacabana, itself from Aymara Kotakawana, “God of Fertility.” It does not split into English pieces.
原始詞典資料5 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。
Copacabananame
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A district of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The main beach in Rio de Janeiro, located in the eponymous district
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A beached area known for partying.
- just as it was when the city was run by the great Victorian, Joseph Chamberlain, whose square will be turned into the Copacabana of the West Midlands.
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A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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a city on Lake Titicaca Bolivia.
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。