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Manx means from the Isle of Man — a small island in the sea between England and Ireland — or about its people. A Manx person comes from there; Manx law, a Manx accent, Manx food all belong to the island. Written with a capital letter, like French or Japanese, because it points to a people and a place.
ManxManx means指的是 from the Isle of Man來自Isle of Man（曼島） — a small island in the sea between England and Ireland英格蘭和愛爾蘭之間海上的一座小島 — or about its people或跟那裡的人有關。A Manx person一個Manx人 comes from there就是從那裡來的人; Manx lawManx law（曼島法律）, a Manx accenta Manx accent（曼島口音）, Manx foodManx food（曼島食物） all belong to the island都屬於這座島。Written with a capital letter要大寫開頭, like French or Japanese就像French或Japanese一樣, because因為 it points to a people and a place它指的是一群人和一個地方
The same word is also the name of the island’s old Celtic language, and of a famous cat with little or no tail. It is a straight, factual word, not slang.
The same word同一個字 is also也是 the name of the island's old Celtic language這座島古老塞爾特語言的名字, and也是 of a famous cat with little or no tail一種幾乎沒有尾巴的知名貓的名字。It它 is a straight, factual word是個直白、寫實的字, not slang不是俚語
Though actually very few people still speak Manx every day; the language nearly died and has been brought back in classes. Do not mix the island up with the Isle of Wight, which is a different place with a different name.
Though actually不過事實上 very few people非常少的人 still speak Manx every day現在還天天說Manx語; the language這個語言 nearly died幾乎消失 and has been brought back後來才被救回來 in classes靠課程慢慢。Do not mix the island up with不要把這座島跟...搞混 the Isle of WightIsle of Wight, which是 a different place with a different name另一個名字不同的地方
組成Altered from Maniske, from an assumed Old Norse *manskr, the adjective from Mǫn, “Isle of Man,” which came from Old Irish Mana. Compare Norwegian Bokmål mansk.
原始詞典資料11 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。
Manxadj/ˈmæŋks/
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Relating to the Isle of Man or its Celto-Germanic people.
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Relating to the Manx language (also known as Manx Gaelic), a Gaelic language of the Goidelic family.
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Relating to the Manx cat breed native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by suppression of the tail, and with a short-haired coat and rounded, cobby body.
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With a truncated or missing tail.
- At the rear there is a cut-off Manx tail, similar to those of the early Cooper sports cars, and as currently used by Feirari.
- The Manx Rat: This tailless rat variety is usually smaller than the standard rat with front legs that are shorter than its hind legs.
Manxnoun/ˈmæŋks/
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A member or descendant of the Celto-Germanic people of the Isle of Man; a Manxman or Manxwoman.
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the Manx; Manx people.
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A breed of domestic cat native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by suppression of the tail, and with a short-haired coat and rounded, cobby body.
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A cat of the Manx breed; a Manx cat.
Manxname/ˈmæŋks/
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A Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man.
manxadj/mæŋks/
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Manx (pertaining to the Isle of Man or to the Manx language)
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manx (colloquial or slang) tailless (referring to the Manx cat)
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。