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Kuwaiti is the word for a person from Kuwait, or for anything that belongs to that country — a Kuwaiti passport, Kuwaiti oil, Kuwaiti food. The place itself is Kuwait, a small, very rich oil state in the Middle East, at the top of the Persian Gulf, with Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north.
Kuwaiti is the word for kuwaiti是指 a person from Kuwait來自科威特的人 or for anything that belongs to that country或屬於那個國家的東西 a Kuwaiti passport kuwaiti passport(科威特護照) Kuwaiti oil kuwaiti oil(科威特石油) Kuwaiti food kuwaiti food(科威特食物) The place itself is這個地方本身是 Kuwait kuwait(科威特) a small, very rich oil state in the Middle East一個位於中東、非常富有的產油小國 at the top of the Persian Gulf在波斯灣頂端 with Saudi Arabia to the south南邊是沙烏地阿拉伯 and Iraq to the north北邊是伊拉克
In 1990 Iraq invaded and took it over; that started the Gulf War. In 1991 a US-led force pushed Iraq out, and people still reach for that war when they say the word.
In 19901990年 Iraq invaded and took it over伊拉克入侵並佔領了它 that started the Gulf War那場戰爭就是波灣戰爭的開端 In 19911991年 a US-led force pushed Iraq out一支美國主導的部隊把伊拉克趕了出去 and people still reach for that war直到現在,大家還是常常會想到那場戰爭 when they say the word說這個詞的時候
The capital is Kuwait City, and most people live in or around it. Though actually, a large share of the people living there are workers from other countries, not Kuwaiti citizens — so “Kuwaiti” is tighter than “someone who lives in Kuwait”.
The capital is首都是 Kuwait City kuwait city(科威特市) and most people live in or around it大部分人住在市區或周邊 Though actually不過其實 a large share of the people living there住在那裡的人有很大一部分 are workers from other countries是來自其他國家的外籍勞工 not Kuwaiti citizens不是科威特公民 so “Kuwaiti” is tighter than “someone who lives in Kuwait”所以「Kuwaiti」這個詞,比「住在科威特的人」還要更嚴格一點
As a noun you can say “a Kuwaiti”; as an adjective it just marks origin. It is a plain nationality word, not slang and not fancy.
As a noun當名詞用的時候 you can say可以說 “a Kuwaiti”「a Kuwaiti(一個科威特人)」 as an adjective當形容詞用的時候 it just marks origin就只是標示來源 It is a plain nationality word這是一個平實的國籍用詞 not slang and not fancy不是俚語,也不花俏
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。
Kuwaitinoun
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A person from Kuwait or of Kuwaiti descent.
Kuwaitiadj
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Of, from, or pertaining to Kuwait or the Kuwaiti 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。