1. 1a/ɪzˈreɪli/from Israel以色列的

    Belonging to Israel, or connected with it — its people, its government, its food, or things that come from there.

    Israeli 是在說「跟以色列有關」。它通常放在名詞前面。例如 an Israeli passport(以色列護照)。也可以說 Israeli food、the Israeli government。它回答的是「哪一國的」。不是在講一個人的個性或信仰。這個字沒有比較級。不會說 more Israeli。開頭的 I 一定要大寫。從國名造出來的字,在句子中間也一樣大寫。它是國名 Israel 加上 -i 造出來的。跟 Japan 變成 Japanese 是同一種做法。

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei's new classmate has an Israeli passport.

    中文翻譯「美的新同學有一本以色列的護照。」

    Israeli answers the question 'which country?' about a thing. It goes in front of a noun: an Israeli passport, Israeli food, the Israeli government. It has no comparative form, so nothing is 'more Israeli' in ordinary use. Keep the capital I; words built on a country name keep it in the middle of a sentence too. The word is made from the country name Israel plus a small ending, the same way Japan gives Japanese.

    常見搭配

    • the Israeli government

      以色列政府

      the group of people who govern Israel

      The Israeli government announced a new school holiday.

    • Israeli food

      以色列食物

      the kind of food people eat in Israel

      Aisha cooked Israeli food for her flatmates on Friday.

    • an Israeli passport

      以色列護照

      a passport given out by Israel

      He travels on an Israeli passport.

    用法接近

    IsraelHebrew

  2. 2n/ɪzˈreɪli/an Israeli person以色列人

    A person who comes from Israel, or who is a citizen of Israel.

    Israeli 當名詞時指以色列人。它是可數名詞。一個人說 an Israeli。多個人說 Israelis,直接加 -s。開頭的 I 要大寫。要講一個人的國籍,兩種說法都常見。She is Israeli 用的是形容詞。She is an Israeli 用的是名詞。意思一樣。差別只在句子裡的角色。

    Here Israeli is a countable noun: one Israeli, two Israelis. It keeps the capital I. English uses the same word for the country adjective and for the person, so the article or the plural ending is what shows you which one you are reading: 'She is Israeli' describes her, 'She is an Israeli' names her as one of that group, and both are normal English.

    常見搭配

    • an Israeli

      一個以色列人

      one person from Israel

      The woman in the next seat was an Israeli.

    • many Israelis

      許多以色列人

      a large number of people from Israel

      Many Israelis speak more than two languages.

    • young Israelis

      年輕的以色列人

      young people from Israel

      Young Israelis often travel for months after school.

    用法接近

    Israelcitizen