1. 1a/ˈdʒɝmən/ · /ˈdʒɜːmən/from Germany德國的;德語的

    Belonging to or coming from Germany: made there, born there, part of its people and culture, or written and spoken in its language.

    German 的作用是把一樣東西接回德國。第一種是產地,例如 German cars 是德國做的車。第二種是人,例如 a German student 是德國來的學生。第三種是語言,例如 a German newspaper 是德文報紙。三種寫法完全一樣。要看後面接什麼名詞才分得出來。看到 car 想產地,看到 student 想國籍,看到 newspaper 想語言。它的 G 一定大寫,國名相關的字在英文裡都這樣。小寫的 german 是另一個很舊的字,跟親屬血緣有關。所以大小寫不是裝飾。

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei's new washing machine is German, so the manual is very thick.

    中文翻譯美的新洗衣機是德國的,所以說明書很厚。

    German ties a thing back to one country. It can say where something was made: German cars, German bread. It can say who a person is: a German student, her German husband. It can say what language is being used: a German newspaper, a German class. The noun that follows tells you which of the three you are looking at. The word always starts with a capital G, because it is the name of a country's people and language. The small-letter form german is a different and much older word about family blood, so the capital letter is doing real work here.

    常見搭配

    • German food

      德國菜

      food that comes from Germany or is cooked in a German style

      The stall near the station sells German sausages and dark bread.

    • a German company

      德國公司

      a business that is based in or comes from Germany

      A German company built the machines in this factory.

    • a German accent

      德國口音

      the way someone's English sounds when German is their first language

      When she speaks English, you can hear a light German accent.

    • German history

      德國史

      the past events of Germany as a country

      Our teacher lent me a short book about German history.

  2. 2n/ˈdʒɝmən/ · /ˈdʒɜːmən/German person德國人

    A person who comes from Germany, or who is a citizen of Germany.

    文法可數名詞:前面可以加 a/an,要表示複數時常常加 -s。

    這個 German 指的是人。他來自德國,或拿德國國籍。它是可數名詞,單數前面要放 a 或 the。a German 是一個德國人,two Germans 是兩個德國人。the Germans 常常指德國人這個群體。判斷關鍵在前面有沒有冠詞。She is a German 說的是人。She speaks German 說的是語言。不過日常講話更常說 She is German,用形容詞聽起來比較自然、比較不生硬。

    This is the countable noun, so in the singular it needs a word in front of it: a German, that German, the German who sat next to me. The plural is Germans, and the Germans often means the people of the country as a group. Watch the little word before it, because it separates this meaning from the language: she is a German names a person, she speaks German names a language. In everyday talk people more often use the adjective and say she is German, which sounds lighter than she is a German.

    常見搭配

    • a German

      一個德國人

      one person from Germany

      A German asked me for directions to the temple.

    • the Germans

      德國人(整體)

      the people of Germany, seen as a group

      The Germans are known for careful engineering.

    • young Germans

      德國年輕人

      German people of a young age, as a group

      Many young Germans take a year off before university.

  3. 3n/ˈdʒɝmən/ · /ˈdʒɜːmən/the German language德語;德文

    The language used in Germany and Austria, and in parts of Switzerland.

    文法不可數名詞:通常不加 a/an,也不加 -s 來表示複數。

    這個 German 指的是語言。它是不可數名詞。前面不加 a,也沒有複數。最常出現在 speak、learn、teach、study 這些動詞後面。要說某樣東西是用德文寫的,就用 in German。它不只在德國用,奧地利和瑞士部分地區也用,所以不要把它跟國界綁死。判斷方法很簡單:前面沒有冠詞,多半就是語言。語言名稱在英文裡一律大寫,所以 G 不能改小寫。

    As a language name this noun is uncountable, so it takes no a and has no plural: you learn German, not a German or two Germans. It appears most often after verbs like speak, learn, teach and study, and after the little word in when you say what something is written in. Notice that the language is not fenced in by one border; Austria and parts of Switzerland use it too, which is why the definition names more than one country. The capital G stays, because language names keep it in English.

    常見搭配

    • speak German

      說德文

      to be able to use the German language

      Do you speak German at home?

    • learn German

      學德文

      to study the German language

      Ren started to learn German last winter.

    • in German

      用德文

      written or spoken using the German language

      The instructions were only in German.

    • fluent in German

      德文流利

      able to use German easily and smoothly

      The job asks for someone who is fluent in German.

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原始詞典資料21 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,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。

Germannoun/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/

  • 1

    A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality.

    • The holiday evolved over centuries as it was observed by different groups, from the Celts to Germans to the Pennsylvania Dutch and eventually, by those in other parts of the US.
  • 2

    historicalA member of a Germanic tribe.

    • Rome was sacked by Germans and the Western Roman Empire collapsed.
  • 3

    A German wine.

    • […] tie them tightly in a thickly floured cloth, and boil them for three hours and a half. We can recommend this as a remarkably light small rich pudding : it may be served with German, wine, or punch sauce.
    • The wine list harbours some great bottles, mature clarets and Burgundies as well as a clutch of fine Germans (gold-dust these days in restaurants) […]
  • 4

    datedraremediaprintingpublishingA size of type between American and Saxon, 1+¹⁄₂-point type.

  • 5

    slangA Germany-produced car, a “German whip”.

    • In my German, they calling me a baller (skrr) Got me feeling like Özil
  • 6

    slangA prison warder.

    • There are some 32 different terms for prison officers, from the humorously affectionate kanga(rhyming slang:kangaroo = screw) and the variants Scooby-Doo and Dr. Who via the mildly confrontational German (as if still the enemy over 50 years after World War II!) to the outright abuse of shit-parcel.

Germanname/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/

  • 1

    An Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and a small part of Belgium.

    • Meronyms: Low German (Plattdeutsch), High German
    • German has three genders: masculine, feminine and neuter.
  • 2

    A surname.

  • 3

    A male given name from Russian.

  • 4

    A number of townships in the United States, listed under German Township.

  • 5

    A parish of the sheading of Glenfaba, Isle of Man.

Germanadj/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/

  • 1

    Of or relating to the nation of Germany.

    • In Prussia, always the most progressive of the German states during the Weimar years and a stronghold of the two parties, Jews could be found in virtually all administrative departments […].
    • The vote in the Bundestag (parliament) on Thursday makes defiling foreign flags equal to the crime of defiling the German flag.
  • 2

    Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.

    • Her German husband has blond hair.
    • Goths, a German tribe, 9; allied with other tribes against Rome, 39; …
  • 3

    Of, in or relating to the German language.

    • Because the instructions were German, Yves couldn't read them.
    • In this manner there existed, about the time of the Reformation, three grand divisions of the German language, viz. the Upper German (Ober Deutsch), the Low German (Nieder Deutsch, or Platt Deutsch), and lastly the High German (Hoch Deutsch).

germanadj詞源 1/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/

  • 1

    Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).

    • brother-german
  • 2

    Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin).

    • cousin-german
    • The doubtfull wordes whereof they scan and canvas to an fro. Which done, Prometheus sonne began by counsell wise and sage
  • 3

    obsoleteClosely related, akin.

    • After this Merlyn told vnto kynge Arthur of the prophecye / that there shold be a grete batail besyde Salysbury and Mordred his owne sone sholde be ageynste hym / Also he tolde hym that Basdemegus was his cosyn and germayn vnto kynge Vryence
    • The phrase would bee more Germaine.

germannoun詞源 1/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/

  • 1

    obsoleteA near relative.

    • Which when his german saw, the stony feare / Ran to his hart, and all his sence dismayd […]

germannoun詞源 2/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/

  • 1

    An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement.

    • Through the years, though, the german was replaced by new and more popular dances, but in many instances the name stayed on.
  • 2

    A social party at which the german is danced.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

  • German cockroach

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