- 1n/ˈɪŋkə/the Inca people印加人（印加帝國那個民族）
The Incas were an old people of South America who ruled a large empire in the mountains, from Ecuador down to Chile, until Spanish soldiers arrived in the 16th century and destroyed it. They are known for their stone cities such as Machu Picchu, for their roads, and for their advanced farming.
文法複數：這個意思要用複數形式。
這個意思講的是整個民族，不是某一個人。所以用複數，而且前面幾乎一定有 the：the Incas，有時候寫成 the Inca。後面的動詞用複數：the Incas built…。他們統治安地斯山脈一大片地方。範圍從厄瓜多一直往南到智利。首都是庫斯科，語言是 Quechua（克丘亞語）。十六世紀西班牙人到達之後，這個帝國被摧毀。最常在歷史課本和秘魯旅遊文章裡看到這個字。
示範例句 · Example
Our teacher explained how the Incas built stone roads right across the mountains.
中文翻譯我們的老師解釋了印加人如何在山脈上一路建造石頭道路。
This meaning is about the whole people, not one person, so it is used in the plural and almost always with the: the Incas, or sometimes the Inca. The verb after it is plural: the Incas built, the Incas ruled. Their capital city was Cuzco and their language was Quechua. The empire ended when Spanish soldiers arrived in the 1500s. You meet this word most often in history lessons and in travel writing about Peru.
常見搭配
the Inca Empire
印加帝國
the large area the Incas ruled
The Inca Empire stretched for thousands of kilometres.
an Inca city
印加城市
a city built by the Incas
Machu Picchu is the best known Inca city.
Inca roads
印加道路
the road system the Incas built through the mountains
Parts of the old Inca roads are still used today.
意思相近
the Inca Empirethe Inca people
- 2n/ˈɪŋkə/one Inca person印加人（其中一個人）
One person who belonged to the Inca people of the mountains in South America.
文法可數名詞：前面可以加 a/an，要表示複數時常常加 -s。
這個意思是可數的，指其中一個人。前面可以加 a／an，也可以加數字：an Inca、two Incas。跟另一個意思的差別在「大小」。the Incas 是整個民族在做事。an Inca 是裡面的某一個人在做事。所以寫故事、寫某個人的生活時，用的是這個。句子裡出現 a、every、one 這些字時，多半就是這個意思。
This is the countable meaning: one member of that people. You can put a or an number in front of it, and you can make it plural: an Inca, two Incas, every Inca. The difference from the other meaning is the size of what you are talking about. The Incas, with the, is the whole people acting together in history. An Inca is a single person inside it, the one who carries the message or plants the field. Writers use this meaning when they want a person in the picture rather than an empire.
常見搭配
a young Inca
一個年輕的印加人
one young member of this people
The story is told by a young Inca farmer.
the last Inca
最後一位印加人（或末代統治者）
the last ruler or member of this people
Books often call Atahualpa the last Inca.
意思相近
Inca person
用法接近
MayanAztecQuechua speaker