- 1n/kriː/the Cree people克里族
The Cree are a Native American people. Most Cree communities are in Canada, and some are in the northern United States, such as Montana. Used with 'the', the name means the whole people and takes a plural verb.
文法複數：這個意思要用複數形式。
the Cree 指整個克里族。大多數克里族社群在加拿大，美國北部的蒙大拿州等地也有。講整個民族時前面加 the，動詞用複數：The Cree live…。單複數拼法相同，開頭一定大寫。講一個人說 a Cree，講語言則不加 the。寫的時候用現在式：他們現在仍然在。
示範例句 · Example
The Cree live across a huge area of northern Canada.
中文翻譯克里族住在加拿大北部非常大的一片區域。
This form points at the people as a group. The verb after it is plural: The Cree live…, The Cree have…. The spelling does not change for one or many, and the capital C is part of the name. For one person you say a Cree; for the language you say Cree with no the. Write about them in the present tense — they are here now, not only in history books.
常見搭配
the Cree people
克里族（完整說法）
the Cree, said in full
The exhibition was planned with the Cree people.
Cree communities
克里族社群
the towns and villages where Cree people live
Cree communities stretch from Alberta to Quebec.
Cree land
克里族的土地
the land belonging to the Cree
The road crosses Cree land for two hundred kilometres.
意思相近
the Cree peoplethe Cree Nation
- 2n/kriː/a Cree person克里族人
A person who belongs to the Cree people.
文法可數名詞：前面可以加 a/an，要表示複數時常常加 -s。
這是可數的用法，指一個人。一個人說 a Cree，幾個人可以說 Crees，不過很多人更常寫 Cree people 或 two Cree men。開頭一樣大寫。要講整個民族，改用 the Cree 加複數動詞。
This is the countable form: one person. You say a Cree for one, and Crees for several, though many writers prefer Cree people or two Cree men. The capital letter stays, because it is part of a name. When you mean the whole people instead, English uses the with a plural verb: the Cree.
常見搭配
a Cree from Manitoba
來自曼尼托巴的克里族人
one member of the people, with where they are from
She is a Cree from Manitoba.
Cree students
克里族學生
students who are Cree
Cree students organised the exhibition.
意思相近
Cree person