- 1a/aɪsˈlændɪk/from Iceland冰島的
Belonging to Iceland or coming from Iceland. You can use it about the country itself, about the people who live there, and about the language they speak.
Icelandic 用來說「跟冰島有關的」。人、食物、樂團、公司、天氣都可以用。這個字由國名 Iceland 加上字尾 -ic 組成。英文裡開頭的 I 一定大寫。放在句子中間也照樣大寫。講人的時候要多看一眼。an Icelandic writer 是形容詞的用法。但那個人本身通常叫 an Icelander。
示範例句 · Example
Mei ordered an Icelandic yogurt called skyr at the little cafe.
中文翻譯美在那家小咖啡店點了一種叫做 skyr 的冰島優格。
Icelandic is the everyday adjective for anything with Iceland behind it: a person, a food, a band, a company, a law, a storm. It is built from the country name Iceland plus the ending -ic, and English keeps the capital I wherever the word sits in the sentence. One point is worth watching when you talk about people. The adjective and the noun are different words: you meet an Icelandic writer, and that writer is an Icelander.
常見搭配
the Icelandic language
冰島語
the language spoken in Iceland
She is writing a short guide to the Icelandic language.
an Icelandic horse
冰島馬
a small, strong horse of the breed that comes from Iceland
An Icelandic horse can carry an adult all day over rough ground.
the Icelandic government
冰島政府
the government of Iceland
The Icelandic government published the new rules in March.
- 2n/aɪsˈlændɪk/the Icelandic language冰島語
The language of Iceland. It is a North Germanic language, related to Norwegian, Danish and Swedish, and it is what people in Iceland speak and write every day.
當名詞用的時候，Icelandic 指冰島這個國家的語言。它跟挪威語、丹麥語、瑞典語屬於同一個語族。用法跟 Japanese、French 一樣。前面不加 the，說 learn Icelandic 就好。書或影片用這個語言，就說 in Icelandic。語言名不可數，也沒有複數。
As a noun, Icelandic names the language itself, so it behaves in a sentence like Japanese, French or Chinese. Language names in English take no the: you learn Icelandic, you speak Icelandic, a film is in Icelandic. The capital letter stays, and the word is uncountable, so there is no plural.
常見搭配
speak Icelandic
說冰島語
to be able to talk in this language
Her grandmother still speaks Icelandic at home.
learn Icelandic
學冰島語
to study this language
He decided to learn Icelandic before moving there.
in Icelandic
用冰島語
using this language
The sign was written in Icelandic and English.