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    A Highlander is a person from the Highlands of Scotland — the north and west of that country, not just any high land. The ending -er means “someone from,” the same idea as .

    A Highlander這個字 is a person from the Highlands of Scotland指的是來自蘇格蘭高地的人 the hilly north and west of that country也就是這個國家多山的北部和西部 not just any high land不是隨便什麼高地 The ending -er字尾-er means "someone from,"意思是『來自某地的人』 the same idea as Londoner跟Londoner(倫敦人)是同樣的道理

    People have long used it for the families who lived in those hills, with their own dress, music, and way of talking. It is a normal word for where someone comes from, not a joke and not an insult.

    People have long used it for人們長久以來用這個字稱呼 the families who lived in those hills住在那些山裡的家族 with their own dress, music, and way of talking他們有自己的服裝、音樂和說話方式 It is a normal word for where someone comes from這是形容某人來自哪裡的普通詞彙 not a joke不是玩笑 and not an insult也不是侮辱

    In stories the Highlander is often a fighter in a , and that picture is bigger and tidier than real life; in ordinary English it simply means a person from the Scottish Highlands. You may see it with a capital H because it points to that named place.

    In stories在故事裡 the Highlander is often a fighter in a kiltHighlander常常是穿著蘇格蘭裙的戰士 and that picture is bigger and tidier than real life而這個形象比現實更誇張、更整齊 in ordinary English但在日常英文裡 it simply means a person from the Scottish Highlands它單純指來自蘇格蘭高地的人 You may see it with a capital H你可能會看到它字首大寫H because it points to that named place因為它指的是那個特定地方的名字

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成Highlands + -er (someone from that place).

同家族的字

  • Highlandsthe place this person comes from
  • highlandthe same high-land pieces, without the “person from” ending

原始詞典資料6 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。

Highlandernoun詞源 1

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    A person from the Highlands.

Highlandername詞源 2

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    A surname from German.

highlandernoun詞源 1/ˈhaɪləndəɹ/

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    A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.

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    Any person who lives in mountainous or hilly terrain.

    • He gave credence to the long-standing impression that southern highlanders were as a whole 'a hardy race of European dissenters' of very different stock from other southern colonists…. As backwoodsmen and highlanders, they opposed slavery formally, through abolitionist organizations, newspapers, or institutions of higher education….
    • Other essayists, however, detect significant distinctions between highlander and lowlander—differences in racial attitudes (abolitionist or rabid racist), in the types of work that African Americans performed, and in the extent to which perceptions of whiteness shaped how outsiders understood the region and acted toward it.
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    The Igorot people, referring to them originating from the Cordillera Mountain Range.

highlandernoun詞源 2

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    A game format in which players are allowed no more than one of any card (except basic resource cards) in their decks.

    • I have a blue/white highlander deck (every card is unique, including the lands) and I would like some help tuning it.
    • As an example, the "Highlander" tournaments (only one of any particular card) that have been springing up have proven to be a good way to re-energize the tournament scene for some games.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。