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Port-au-Prince is the capital city of Haiti, a country in the Caribbean.
Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince is the capital city of Haiti是海地的首都,a country in the Caribbean海地是加勒比海的一個國家
The name is French — Haiti’s official language is French — and it means something like “Port of the Prince.” It is a coastal city and the seat of government. English keeps the French spelling, and all: Port-au-Prince.
The name這個名字 is French是法文——Haiti's official language海地的官方語言 is French就是法文——and it它 means something like "Port of the Prince."意思大概是「王子之港」。It它 is a coastal city and the seat of government是個沿海城市,也是政府所在地。English英文 keeps the French spelling, hyphens and all保留了法文的拼法,連連字號都留著:Port-au-Prince
You will hear it in the news, often after earthquakes and storms, because the city has been hit very hard.
You你 will hear it in the news會在新聞裡聽到這個名字,often after earthquakes and storms常常是地震和風災之後,because the city has been hit very hard因為這座城市受創很嚴重
It is a place name, so every main part takes a capital. English speakers often say it like “port oh PRINCE.” Though actually, people who live there may say it with a French or Creole rhythm that do not copy.
It它 is a place name是個地名,so every main part takes a capital所以每個主要部分都要大寫。English speakers英語使用者 often say it like "port oh PRINCE."常常唸成"port oh PRINCE"。Though actually不過事實上,people who live there當地居民 may say it with a French or Haitian Creole rhythm that newsreaders do not copy可能會用新聞主播不會模仿的法文或海地克里奧語腔調來唸
原始詞典資料1 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。
Port-au-Princename/ˌpɔːtəʊˈpɹɪns/
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The capital city of Haiti.
- The country’s main airport in Port-au-Prince has been closed periodically and was shuttered again on Tuesday after gunfire hit a commercial passenger airplane flying in from the US.
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。