A Serb is a member of the people whose home country is Serbia, though Serbs also live in nearby countries in that corner of Europe (the Balkans). The word is a noun (a Serb) and, more loosely, an adjective (Serb names, Serb history).

A Serba Serbis a member of是...的一員the people這個民族whose home country他們的祖國is Serbia是塞爾維亞, though雖然SerbsSerbsalso live in也住在nearby countries附近的國家in that corner of Europe在歐洲的那個角落(the Balkans)（巴爾幹半島）。The word這個字is a noun是名詞(a Serb)（a Serb）, and, more loosely而且，比較鬆一點, an adjective也可以當形容詞(Serb names, Serb history)（像Serb names塞爾維亞式的名字、Serb history塞爾維亞史）。

English took it from Serbo-Croatian Срби / Srbi, from an old Slavic word *sьrbъ, and scholars trace that to a very old root meaning “to protect” or “to watch over.” The same old root took another road and became Sorb, the name of another Slavic people.

English英文took it from是從...借來的Serbo-Croatian塞爾維亞-克羅埃西亞語的Срби / SrbiСрби／Srbi, from源自an old Slavic word一個古斯拉夫字*sьrbъ*sьrbъ, and而scholars學者trace that to把它追溯到a very old root一個非常古老的字根meaning意思是“to protect”「保護」or或“to watch over.”「看顧」。The same old root同一個古老字根took another road走了另一條路and became變成了SorbSorb, the name of這是...的名稱another Slavic people另一個斯拉夫民族。

In English, Serb names the person; Serbian often names the language and anything “of Serbia.” People mix these.

In English在英文裡, SerbSerbnames指的是the person這個人; SerbianSerbianoften names通常指的是the language這個語言and anything以及任何“of Serbia.”「塞爾維亞的」東西。PeoplePeoplemix these常常把這兩個字搞混。

The word is a quiet people-name when you are saying who someone is. In talk about the wars of the 1990s it can feel heavy, so use it as a name for people, not as a shortcut for politics you do not know.

The word這個字is是a quiet people-name一個平淡的民族名稱when you are saying當你在說who someone is某人是誰的時候。In talk about在談到...的時候the wars of the 1990s1990年代的那些戰爭it can feel heavy這個字會顯得沉重, so所以use it要把它用作as a name for people一個指人的名稱, not而不是as a shortcut for當作...的簡稱politics you do not know你不了解的政治。