- 1n/hʌŋˈɡɛəriən/the Hungarian language匈牙利語
The language of Hungary, the one most people there speak and write.
文法不可數名詞:通常不加 a/an,也不加 -s 來表示複數。
當語言講的時候,Hungarian 是不可數名詞。所以前面不加 a,後面也不加 s。常見的說法是 speak Hungarian、learn Hungarian。要說「用匈牙利語」,用 in Hungarian。這裡要跟人分開:a Hungarian 指的是一個人。沒有 a 的 Hungarian,指的是語言。語言名稱一樣要大寫。這個語言的名詞會加很多字尾,變化多,是學的人常提到的一點。
示範例句 · Example
Aisha is learning Hungarian from a friend online.
中文翻譯艾莎正在線上跟一個朋友學匈牙利語。
As a language name this word is uncountable. That means no a in front of it and no -s on the end: speak Hungarian, learn Hungarian, study Hungarian. To say that something is written or said in that language, use in Hungarian. Note the difference from the person noun: a Hungarian is a person, while Hungarian on its own is the language. Language names keep the capital letter too. One thing learners notice quickly is how much work the endings on a Hungarian noun do.
常見搭配
speak Hungarian
會說匈牙利語
to be able to use the Hungarian language
Does anyone here speak Hungarian?
in Hungarian
用匈牙利語
using the Hungarian language
She wrote the card in Hungarian.
learn Hungarian
學匈牙利語
to study the language
He started to learn Hungarian before the trip.
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- 2a/hʌŋˈɡɛəriən/from Hungary匈牙利的
Belonging to Hungary, a country in central Europe: made or grown there, coming from there, or connected with its people, its culture or its language.
Hungarian 是國名 Hungary 加上 -an 做出來的形容詞。意思就是「跟匈牙利有關的」。可以講東西:Hungarian food、Hungarian wine。可以講人:a Hungarian friend。也可以講文化和語言:Hungarian music、a Hungarian word。不管放在句子的哪個位置,第一個字母都寫大寫 H。國家形容詞通常沒有程度差別。所以一般不會說 more Hungarian。這個 -an 的規則很好用。像 Korean、Italian、Mexican,都是同一組做法。
This is the country label in adjective form, built from the country name plus -an. It goes in front of almost anything that can be tied to Hungary: Hungarian food, Hungarian music, a Hungarian passport, a Hungarian friend. It can also point at the language: a Hungarian word, a Hungarian newspaper. The capital H stays whatever position the word sits in. Country adjectives like this one do not usually take more or most, because a thing is either from there or not. The same -an ending builds many other country adjectives, so the pattern is worth holding on to.
常見搭配
Hungarian food
匈牙利菜
the kind of cooking that comes from Hungary
Hungarian food uses a lot of paprika.
a Hungarian student
一位匈牙利學生
a student who comes from Hungary
Two Hungarian students joined the exchange programme.
Hungarian folk music
匈牙利民間音樂
traditional music from Hungary
She wrote her report on Hungarian folk music.
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- 3n/hʌŋˈɡɛəriən/a Hungarian person匈牙利人
A person from Hungary, or a person whose family comes 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。
這是同一個字當名詞用,指的是人。它是可數名詞。單數要加 a 或 the:a Hungarian。複數直接加 s:Hungarians。中文說「他是匈牙利人」。英文可以說 He is Hungarian,也可以說 He is a Hungarian。兩種都通。日常講話比較常用前面那種形容詞的說法。不管哪一種,H 都要大寫。
Here the same word stands on its own as a noun for a person. It is countable, so it needs a or the in the singular and takes -s in the plural: a Hungarian, two Hungarians, the Hungarians. English gives you two ways to say where someone is from. He is Hungarian uses the adjective; He is a Hungarian uses this noun. Both are used, and the adjective form is the more common one in everyday talk. The capital H stays in every case.
常見搭配
a Hungarian by birth
在匈牙利出生的人
someone who was born in Hungary
He is a Hungarian by birth but grew up in Canada.
the Hungarians
匈牙利人(整體)
Hungarian people as a group
The Hungarians we met on the trip were very friendly.
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