喜樂美語
  1. 1a/ɡɹiːk/from Greece希臘的

    Belonging to or coming from Greece — its people, its language, its food, its islands, or its history.

    這是最一般的用法。它把人、東西或習慣歸到希臘：Greek yoghurt、a Greek island、a Greek myth。時間上不分古今。兩千年前的 Greek temple 和去年開的 Greek café，用的是同一個字。這一點跟中文的「希臘的」一樣。要注意大小寫。從國名來的字，G 一定大寫，就算在句子中間也一樣。寫成 greek 在英文裡看起來是錯的，或者是另一個專門用法。

    示範例句 · Example

    We had Greek yoghurt with honey for breakfast.

    中文翻譯我們早餐吃了希臘優格配蜂蜜。

    This is the ordinary use. It puts a thing, a person, or a habit inside Greece: Greek yoghurt, a Greek island, a Greek myth, the Greek alphabet. It covers the country today and the ancient world as well, so a Greek temple from long ago and a Greek café that opened last year both take the same word. Like other words made from country names, it is always written with a capital G, even in the middle of a sentence.

    常見搭配

    • Greek yoghurt

      希臘優格

      a thick, strained kind of yoghurt

      Greek yoghurt is thicker than the normal kind.

    • a Greek myth

      希臘神話

      an old story from ancient Greece

      Most Greek myths explain something about nature.

    • the Greek alphabet

      希臘字母

      the set of letters used to write Greek

      Scientists borrow letters from the Greek alphabet.

    • Greek food

      希臘菜

      the food that people in Greece typically eat

      There is a small place near the station that serves Greek food.

    意思相近

    Hellenic

  2. 2n/ɡɹiːk/a Greek person希臘人

    A person who comes from Greece, or whose family came from there.

    文法可數名詞：前面可以加 a/an，要表示複數時常常加 -s。

    這是指人的可數名詞。一個人是 a Greek，很多人是 Greeks。加上 the 講整群人：the Greeks、the ancient Greeks。歷史課本幾乎都這樣寫。要注意日常講某一個人的時候。英文比較常說 He is Greek，用形容詞。說 He is a Greek 文法沒錯，但聽起來比較像在分類。所以名詞形式多半用在群體上。

    This is the countable noun for the people. One person is a Greek; more than one are Greeks. The plural with the is how you talk about the people as a whole, and it is the normal way to name them in history writing: the Greeks built it, the ancient Greeks believed it. In everyday talk about a person today, many speakers prefer 'he is Greek' with the adjective, and keep the noun for groups.

    常見搭配

    • the ancient Greeks

      古希臘人

      the people of Greece in the distant past

      The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games.

    • be Greek

      是希臘人

      to come from Greece

      Her mother is Greek and her father is Thai.

    意思相近

    Hellene

    用法接近

    GreeceGreekcitizen

  3. 3n/ɡɹiːk/the Greek language希臘文

    The language of Greece — either the one people speak there now or the ancient one used long ago — and also the set of letters it is written in.

    文法不可數名詞：通常不加 a/an，也不加 -s 來表示複數。

    當語言名稱時，這個字不可數。所以不能說 a Greek。直接說 speak Greek、read Greek、study Greek。同一個字蓋住兩種很不一樣的東西。句子通常會幫你分。modern Greek 是現在雅典街上講的話。ancient Greek 是拿來讀古書的那一套。它也可以指文字本身。the sign was in Greek，意思是牌子上是希臘字母。中文說「那是希臘文」時，也同時包含話和字，用法很接近。

    As a language name this word is uncountable, so you never say 'a Greek' about it. You just say Greek: speak Greek, read Greek, study Greek. The same word covers two quite different things, and the sentence usually tells you which: a class in modern Greek is about talking to people in Athens today, while ancient Greek is about reading old texts. It also covers the writing itself — 'the sign was in Greek' means the letters were Greek letters.

    常見搭配

    • speak Greek

      說希臘文

      to be able to talk in the Greek language

      Does anyone here speak Greek?

    • ancient Greek

      古希臘文

      the form of Greek used in the distant past

      You need ancient Greek to read these poems.

    • in Greek

      用希臘文

      written or spoken using the Greek language or letters

      The whole menu was in Greek.

  4. 4n/ɡɹiːk/fraternity or sorority member (US)（美國大學）兄弟會／姊妹會成員

    口語In the United States, a student who belongs to a fraternity or a sorority — a college social club that students join and often live in.

    文法可數名詞：前面可以加 a/an，要表示複數時常常加 -s。

    這個用法屬於美國的大學生活。你會在校園裡和校園報導裡看到，一般英文很少出現。fraternity 通常是男生的社團，sorority 是女生的社團。兩邊的成員都可以叫 a Greek，一群人就是 the Greeks。它是可數的，所以會說 he was a Greek in college。一種幫助記憶的想法是：這類社團習慣用希臘字母當名字，成員就跟著被叫 Greek。語氣偏口語，正式文件裡不會這樣寫。

    This use belongs to American college life, and you will meet it on campus and in campus writing rather than in general English. A fraternity is usually a men's club and a sorority a women's club; a member of either can be called a Greek, and members together are the Greeks on campus. The word is countable: he was a Greek in college. One way to hold the link is that these clubs are named with Greek letters, so their members picked up the name of the letters. It is casual, so it fits conversation better than a formal document.

    常見搭配

    • be a Greek

      是兄弟會／姊妹會成員

      to belong to a college fraternity or sorority

      Both her roommates are Greeks.

    • the Greeks on campus

      校內兄弟會與姊妹會的成員

      the fraternity and sorority members at a college

      The Greeks on campus organise the spring fair.

    意思相近

    fraternity membersorority memberfrat member

    意思相反

    independent