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The Midlands is the name for the central part of England. People almost always say the Midlands, with the and with a capital M.
The Midlands is the name for the central part of Englandthe Midlands 是英格蘭中部地區的名稱 People almost always say the Midlands人們幾乎都會說 the Midlands with the and with a capital M前面加 the,M 要大寫
It is not one city; it is a group of counties in the middle of the country, and Birmingham is the biggest city. People often split it into the West Midlands and the East Midlands. The border is not a fence on the ground; it is a region people recognise, the way they talk about “the North” or “the South”.
It is not one city它不是一座城市 it is a group of counties in the middle of the country而是這個國家中部一群郡的合稱 and Birmingham is the biggest city伯明罕是其中最大的城市 People often split it into the West Midlands and the East Midlands人們常把它分成 the West Midlands 和 the East Midlands The border is not a fence on the ground它的邊界不是地上一道圍籬 it is a region people recognise而是大家心裡認可的一個區域 the way they talk about "the North" or "the South"就像大家講「the North」或「the South」一樣
Though actually, in Ireland people also say the Midlands for the middle of Ireland, so if the conversation is not about England, check which country they mean.
Though actually, in Ireland people also say the Midlands for the middle of Ireland不過其實在愛爾蘭,人們也會用 the Midlands 指愛爾蘭中部 so if the conversation is not about England, check which country they mean所以如果談話的主題不是英格蘭,就要確認一下講的是哪個國家
For the English-learner sense, it is central England.
For the English-learner sense, it is central England對英文學習者來說,這個意思就是英格蘭中部
原始詞典資料4 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。
Midlandsname
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A loosely-defined culturally distinct area of England, corresponding to the central horizontal band of England, now administratively realized as regions of the East Midlands and West Midlands.
- Holonyms: England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World < Solar System < Orion Arm < Milky Way < Local Group < Virgo Supercluster < Laniakea < Universe
- Meronyms: East Midlands, West Midlands
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Any of several central regions in several other countries.
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Any of several central regions in several other countries.
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 Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。