Tasmanian means 'of Tasmania' — the big island that is Australia's southernmost state. It works two ways.

Tasmanian「Tasmanian」 means意思是 'of Tasmania'「塔斯馬尼亞的」 the big island塔斯馬尼亞是那個大島 that is Australia's southernmost state是澳洲最南端的州 It它 works two ways有兩種用法

As an adjective it describes anything belonging to that island: Tasmanian weather, a Tasmanian farm, Tasmanian wine.

As an adjective當形容詞時 it describes anything belonging to that island它描述屬於那個島的任何東西 Tasmanian weatherTasmanian weather（塔斯馬尼亞的天氣） a Tasmanian farma Tasmanian farm（一座塔斯馬尼亞農場） Tasmanian wineTasmanian wine（塔斯馬尼亞的酒）

As a noun it names a person from there: 'She is a Tasmanian.' By far the most common place a learner meets it is the Tasmanian devil, a small black animal with powerful jaws, a red-eared face and a scream that frightens people at night; it lives wild nowhere else, and the American cartoon character 'Taz' comes from it.

As a noun當名詞時 it names a person from there它指的是來自那裡的人 'She is a Tasmanian.'「She is a Tasmanian.」（她是塔斯馬尼亞人。） By far the most common place a learner meets it學習者最常遇到這個詞的地方 is是 the Tasmanian devilTasmanian devil（塔斯馬尼亞惡魔／袋獾） a small black animal一種黑色的小動物 with powerful jaws有強而有力的下顎 a red-eared face紅色的耳朵 and a scream that frightens people at night以及會在夜裡把人嚇到的尖叫聲 it lives wild nowhere else牠只野生存在於這裡 and the American cartoon character 'Taz' comes from it美國卡通角色「Taz」就是從牠來的

You will also see 'Tasmanian tiger' — a striped meat-eating animal, also called the thylacine, that was hunted until none were left, the last one dying in a zoo in 1936; people still argue about whether any survive.

You will also see 'Tasmanian tiger'你也會看到 Tasmanian tiger（塔斯馬尼亞虎） a striped meat-eating animal一種帶條紋、吃肉的動物 also called the thylacine又叫袋狼（thylacine） that was hunted until none were left被獵捕到一隻不剩 the last one dying in a zoo in 1936最後一隻在 1936 年死於動物園 people still argue about whether any survive人們至今仍爭論是否還有存活的個體

The word is also used for the Aboriginal people of the island, and there it needs care, because their history is one of near-destruction by British settlers and the subject is a painful one.

The word這個詞 is also used for也用來稱呼 the Aboriginal people of the island這座島上的原住民 and there it needs care這時要特別小心 because their history因為他們的歷史 is one of near-destruction by British settlers是一段幾乎被英國殖民者摧毀的歷史 and the subject is a painful one這個議題是很沉痛的

Always a capital T, since it comes from a place name. Note that the definition line attached here describes Tasmania, the island itself; this word is the form you use to say that something comes from there.

Always a capital T一定要大寫 T since it comes from a place name因為它源自地名 Note that the definition line attached here要注意這裡附上的定義 describes Tasmania, the island itself描述的是塔斯馬尼亞這座島本身 this word而這個詞 is the form you use則是用來說的形式 to say that something comes from there某樣東西來自那裡