1. 1

    A small coastal area in southeast China, near Hong Kong.

    A small coastal area in southeast China一個位在中國東南沿海的小地區,near Hong Kong靠近香港。

    Portugal ran it for a long time; in 1999 it was handed back to China. It is part of China, but it still has its own money, its own border checks, and many of its own laws for a set number of years. People call that arrangement “one country, two systems,” the same idea used for Hong Kong.

    Portugal ran it for a long time葡萄牙統治了它很長一段時間;in 1999 it was handed back to China1999年交還給中國。It is part of China它是中國的一部分,but it still has its own money但仍有自己的貨幣、its own border checks自己的邊境檢查,and many of its own laws for a set number of years以及在一定年限內保有許多自己的法律。People call that arrangement "one country, two systems,"這種安排大家稱之為「一國兩制」,the same idea used for Hong Kong和用在香港的概念一樣。

    Tourists go for old Portuguese streets, mixed Chinese–Portuguese food, and especially casinos — gambling is a huge business there. The main city has the same name.

    Tourists go for old Portuguese streets遊客會為了老葡萄牙式街道而去、mixed Chinese–Portuguese food中葡混合料理、and especially casinos尤其是賭場——gambling is a huge business there博弈在那裡是很龐大的產業。The main city has the same name主要的城市和地區同名。

    Though actually, English spelling is messy: older books and some official papers write Macao; most travel English now Macau. Same place, not two cities.

    Though actually, English spelling is messy不過其實,英文拼法有點亂:older books and some official papers write Macao舊書和一些官方文件寫作Macao;most travel English now writes Macau現在大部分旅遊英文則寫作Macau。Same place, not two cities是同一個地方,不是兩座城市。

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

    看看訂閱內容

組成English took the name from Portuguese Macao / Macau, the Portuguese writing of Chinese 澳門.

原始詞典資料3 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。

Macaoname

  • 1

    Alternative spelling of Macau:

    • Hong Kong, once a British colony, was transferred to Chinese rule in 1997. Referring to Hong Kong or Macao or any Chinese territory as anything other than part of China is a major offense to the Chinese government, which sanctions businesses that make the mistake. In the past several months, Gap, Versace, and Coach have all been rebuked by the Chinese government for doing this very thing.
  • 2

    historicalAlternative spelling of Macau:

    • It would be however a very acceptable thing if ſome curious Navigators would inform us, what tides or Currents are found at Macao, Quemoy, and other places on the Coast of China and on Formoſa ; it being moſt probable that this flood cometh out of the North Eaſt, alongſt the Coaſt of China, for that the Northerly Moonsoon is found to occaſion the higheſt ſpring-tides.
    • Macao is a ſmall Iſland in the Bay of Quantung, a Province of China, at a little diſtance from it ; in which is a Town bearing the ſame Name, heretofore the moſt famous and wealthy Mart of the Portugueſes, and granted to them by the Chineſes ; but its Reputation is now a great deal leſs :[...]

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。