喜樂美語
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    In the United States, a Latina is a woman or girl whose family comes from Latin America — Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Argentina, and the other countries of that region. The matching word for a man is Latino. A mixed group is often called Latinos, though some people now write Latino/a, Latinx, or Latine, and many people would rather be named by their country.

    In the United States在美國, a Latina is a woman or girl whose family comes from Latin AmericaLatina指的是家人來自拉丁美洲的女性或女孩 — Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Argentina, and the other countries of that region像墨西哥、波多黎各、哥倫比亞、阿根廷，還有那個地區的其他國家. The matching word for a man is Latino對應男性的字是Latino. A mixed group is often called Latinos混合的一群人通常叫Latinos, though some people now write Latino/a, Latinx, or Latine不過現在有些人會寫成Latino/a、Latinx，或Latine, and many people would rather be named by their country而且很多人更希望用自己的國家來稱呼.

    The word is about family and place in the Americas, not about speaking Latin, the old language of Rome. Hispanic is a nearby US-form word for Spanish-speaking background; it does not line up perfectly with Latino/Latina, and people argue about both labels.

    The word is about family and place in the Americas這個字講的是在美洲的家族和地方, not about speaking Latin, the old language of Rome跟講不講Latin（羅馬的那種古老語言）沒有關係. Hispanic is a nearby US-form word for Spanish-speaking backgroundHispanic是美式用語裡意思相近的字，指西語背景; it does not line up perfectly with Latino/Latina但跟Latino/Latina並不完全對得上, and people argue about both labels兩個標籤大家都有爭論.

    Some women are happy to be called Latina; some are not. Use the word people use for themselves when you can. In Taiwan we usually reach for 拉丁裔.

    Some women are happy to be called Latina有些女性很樂意被稱作Latina; some are not有些則不然. Use the word people use for themselves when you can可以的話，用對方自己用的稱呼. In Taiwan we usually reach for 拉丁裔在台灣，我們通常會用「拉丁裔」這個說法.

    It is ordinary US English, a little more at home in news and school talk than in a British textbook.

    It is ordinary US English這是普通的美式英文, a little more at home in news and school talk than in a British textbook在新聞和學校用語裡比在英式教科書裡更常見.

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組成From Spanish latina, the feminine of latino. The Spanish words sit on Latin, the old Roman name, but here the meaning is Latin America, not Ancient Rome.

同家族的字

  • Latinothe masculine and often the mixed-group form, from the same Spanish word
  • Latinthe Spanish words are built on Latin; the US sense points to Latin America, not the Roman language

原始詞典資料5 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。

Latinanoun詞源 1/ləˈtiːnə/

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    A Latin American woman. (Compare Latino.)

Latinaadj詞源 1/ləˈtiːnə/

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    Of Latin American descent and female.

Latinaname詞源 2/ləˈtiːnə/

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    A province of Lazio, Italy.

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    A town, the provincial capital of Latina, Lazio, Italy.

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。