- 1a/ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən/of the Mediterranean地中海的
Belonging to the Mediterranean Sea or to the lands around it, or having the things that area is known for — hot dry summers, mild wet winters, and cooking built on olive oil, bread, fish and vegetables.
「Mediterranean」當形容詞有兩個方向。一個是講位置：地中海的島、地中海的港口、地中海沿岸。另一個是講「像那裡一樣」。氣候上，指夏天乾熱、冬天溫和多雨。飲食上，指多用橄欖油、蔬菜、魚和麵包。第二種用法可以離那片海很遠。加州和智利中部都有 a Mediterranean climate。那裡完全碰不到地中海。所以看到這個字時，先分清楚：是在指地點，還是在說「像那一帶」。
示範例句 · Example
Taiwan's summers are wet, so we do not have a Mediterranean climate.
中文翻譯台灣的夏天是濕的，所以我們沒有地中海型氣候。
The word works in two directions. Pointed at a place, it says where: a Mediterranean island, a Mediterranean port, the Mediterranean coast. Pointed at weather, food or a style, it says like there: a Mediterranean climate, a Mediterranean diet, a Mediterranean look. That second use is the one to watch, because it can sit on places far from the sea — parts of California and central Chile have a Mediterranean climate, and nothing there touches that water. So when you meet it, ask whether the speaker is naming a location or describing a resemblance.
常見搭配
a Mediterranean climate
地中海型氣候
weather with hot dry summers and mild wet winters
This plant only grows well in a Mediterranean climate.
the Mediterranean diet
地中海飲食
a way of eating based on olive oil, vegetables, beans and fish
The Mediterranean diet is often recommended by doctors.
a Mediterranean country
地中海國家
a country on the shore of that sea
Greece is a Mediterranean country.
the Mediterranean coast
地中海沿岸
the shoreline of that sea
They drove along the Mediterranean coast for two days.
- 2n/ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən/the lands around the sea地中海地區
The land around the Mediterranean Sea, taken as one region. It usually means the southern European countries, and in wider use it takes in the North African and western Asian coasts as well. It is normally used with 'the'.
除了那片水，the Mediterranean 也可以指海周圍的整片地方。像 travel around the Mediterranean，走的是陸地上的城市和島嶼。範圍要看誰在說。英國的學習字典多半指南歐那一帶：西班牙、義大利、希臘。比較寬的用法會把北非和西亞的海岸也算進去。判斷的線索通常在句子裡。裡面有人、有食物、有工作，講的多半是地區。有船、有河流入，講的就是那片水。
Here the word has stepped off the water and onto the shore. 'Travel around the Mediterranean' is about towns, islands and roads, not about swimming. How much land it covers depends on who is speaking: in British usage it is centred on southern Europe, while in a wider usage it stretches to North Africa and West Asia too, so let the sentence tell you how wide the speaker means. The clue is usually the verb or the preposition. 'In the Mediterranean' with people, food or work in it is the region; 'into the Mediterranean' with a river or a boat is the water.
常見搭配
around the Mediterranean
在地中海一帶
in the various places that ring the sea
Similar bread is baked all around the Mediterranean.
in the Mediterranean
在地中海地區
in that region
She worked in the Mediterranean for three years.
across the Mediterranean
遍及地中海各地
in many places throughout the region
The custom is found across the Mediterranean.
意思相近
the Mediterranean regionthe Med
用法接近
southern Europethe Middle EastNorth Africa
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。
Mediterraneanadj/ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪni.ən/
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.
Mediterraneanname/ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪni.ən/
- 1
A region of Southern Europe and North Africa and West Asia. The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
- vacationing in the Mediterranean
Mediterraneannoun/ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪni.ən/
- 1
Synonym of Mediterranid.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
- the Mediterranean Sea
- Mediterranean food
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。