喜樂美語
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    'Syrian' is the word for a person from Syria, and also the adjective for anything connected to Syria. As a noun it means a citizen of that country: 'She is a Syrian', 'thousands of Syrians'. As an adjective it goes before a noun: Syrian food, the Syrian government, a Syrian passport, the Syrian city of Aleppo. Both uses take a capital letter, always — this is a rule for all words made from country names in English.

    'Syrian' is the word for a person from Syria'Syrian'是指來自Syria（敘利亞）的人, and also the adjective for anything connected to Syria也是任何跟敘利亞有關的東西的形容詞. As a noun it means a citizen of that country當名詞時，它指那個國家的公民: 'She is a Syrian', 'thousands of Syrians''She is a Syrian'（她是敘利亞人）、'thousands of Syrians'（數千名敘利亞人）. As an adjective it goes before a noun當形容詞時，放在名詞前面: Syrian food, the Syrian government, a Syrian passport, the Syrian city of AleppoSyrian food（敘利亞菜）、the Syrian government（敘利亞政府）、a Syrian passport（敘利亞護照）、the Syrian city of Aleppo（敘利亞城市阿勒坡）. Both uses take a capital letter, always這兩種用法永遠都要大寫 — this is a rule for all words made from country names in English這是英文裡所有從國名衍生出來的字共同的規則

    Two things worth knowing about how it is really used. First, in the news since 2011 the phrase you will meet most is 'Syrian refugees', people who left because of the war; because of that, the word carries a weight in English news that a plain country adjective normally does not, and some Syrians abroad feel tired of only being spoken about that way.

    Two things worth knowing about how it is really used有兩件事值得了解它實際上是怎麼被使用的. First, in the news since 2011 the phrase you will meet most is 'Syrian refugees'第一，自2011年以來，你在新聞裡最常遇到的片語是'Syrian refugees'（敘利亞難民）, people who left because of the war指那些因為戰爭而離開的人; because of that, the word carries a weight in English news that a plain country adjective normally does not正因如此，這個字在英文新聞裡帶著一般國名形容詞通常沒有的份量, and some Syrians abroad feel tired of only being spoken about that way而一些在海外的敘利亞人也厭倦了只被用這種方式提起

    Second, 'Syrian' names nationality, not ethnic group or religion — Syrians include Arabs, , Armenians and others, and Muslims, Christians and more. So do not assume anything beyond 'from Syria' when you hear it.

    Second, 'Syrian' names nationality, not ethnic group or religion第二，'Syrian'指的是國籍，不是族裔或宗教 — Syrians include Arabs, Kurds, Armenians and others, and Muslims, Christians and more敘利亞人裡有阿拉伯人、庫德人、亞美尼亞人等等，也有穆斯林、基督徒等等. So do not assume anything beyond 'from Syria' when you hear it所以聽到這個字時，除了「來自敘利亞」之外，不要多做假設

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現， 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成Syria + -an. The ending -an is one English uses to make a person or an adjective out of a place name; it came through Middle English from Old French, and before that from Latin -anus. You see the same ending in 'American', 'Korean', 'Mexican'.

同家族的字

  • Syriathe country name this is built from
  • Americansame -an ending making a nationality word from a place name
  • Koreansame -an ending making a nationality word from a place name

原始詞典資料5 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。

Syrianadj/ˈsɪɹ.i.ən/

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    Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture.

    • The Syrian force was pulled back quickly and with reportedly heavy losses, but it stayed around long enough to remind the world that the Syrians are still the biggest blusterers and brinkmen in the Middle East.
    • In contrast to the political dynamics of the preunion period, these struggles were heavily influenced by the new prominence of Syrian capitalists[…]
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    datedOf or relating to the Syriac language or alphabet.

    • But how about the words which Christ used from the common speech of the people? These are simply written in Syrian letters, and need no translation.
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    obsoleteOf, from, or pertaining to Assyria or the Assyrian people.

Syriannoun/ˈsɪɹ.i.ən/

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    A person from Syria or of Syrian descent.

    • The Syrian force was pulled back quickly and with reportedly heavy losses, but it stayed around long enough to remind the world that the Syrians are still the biggest blusterers and brinkmen in the Middle East.
    • He said the agreement calls for the refusal of any non-Arab foreign intervention, an important issue because some Syrians want international intervention to overthrow the al-Assad regime.
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    obsoleteA person from Assyria or of Assyrian descent.

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。