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Kenyan is the word for a person from Kenya, and for things that belong to that country — Kenyan coffee, Kenyan law, a Kenyan film. Kenya itself is a country in East Africa.
Kenyan這個字 is用來指 a person from Kenya來自肯亞的人,and也可以指 things that belong to that country屬於那個國家的東西——像 Kenyan coffee肯亞咖啡、Kenyan law肯亞法律、a Kenyan film肯亞電影。Kenya肯亞本身 is a country in East Africa是東非的一個國家。
It was under British rule, then became independent in 1963, and it is still in the Commonwealth, the loose family of countries with old ties to Britain. The capital is Nairobi.
It它 was under British rule曾經受英國統治,then後來 became independent在1963年獨立,and it is still in而且現在仍屬於 the Commonwealth大英國協,the loose family of countries with old ties to Britain那些跟英國有舊淵源、關係鬆散的國家組織。The capital首都 is是 Nairobi奈洛比。
The country is famous abroad for coffee and tea, and for safari parks, where visitors come to see lions, elephants, and other wild animals. Though actually, most Kenyans do not live among those animals: they live in cities, towns and farms, like people anywhere.
The country這個國家 is famous abroad在國外很有名,for coffee and tea是因為咖啡和茶,and也因為 safari parks野生動物園,where visitors come to see遊客會去那裡看 lions, elephants, giraffes and other wild animals獅子、大象、長頸鹿等野生動物。Though actually不過事實上,most Kenyans大多數肯亞人 do not live among those animals並不是住在那些動物之間:they live in而是住在 cities, towns and farms城市、城鎮和農場,like people anywhere就像世界各地的人一樣。
After the 2007 presidential election there was serious fighting, because people did not agree that the result was fair — that is part of the country's recent history, not a .
After the 2007 presidential election在2007年總統大選之後,there was serious fighting發生了嚴重的衝突,because因為 people did not agree that the result was fair大家不同意選舉結果是公平的——that is part of the country's recent history這是這個國家近代史的一部分,not a postcard而不是一張風景明信片。
When a student sees Kenyan, the job of the word is to point at that place or those people, not to be the place-name itself.
When a student sees Kenyan當學生看到 Kenyan 這個字時,the job of the word這個字的作用 is to point at就是指向 that place or those people那個地方或那些人,not to be而不是 the place-name itself地名本身。
組成Kenya + -an, the usual ending for “from that place” or “of that place.”
同家族的字
- Kenyathe country; Kenyan is the country name plus -an
原始詞典資料2 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。
Kenyannoun/ˈkɛnjən/
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A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent.
Kenyanadj/ˈkɛnjən/
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Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。