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"Uzbek" works in three ways.
"Uzbek" works in three ways"Uzbek"這個字有三種用法。
As a noun for a person: an Uzbek is someone of the Uzbek people, the largest ethnic group in Uzbekistan in Central Asia; Uzbeks also live in Afghanistan, , and beyond, so being Uzbek and being a citizen of Uzbekistan are not quite the same thing.
As a noun for a person當名詞指人的時候 an Uzbek is someone of the Uzbek peoplean Uzbek指的是烏茲別克族的人 the largest ethnic group in Uzbekistan in Central Asia是中亞烏茲別克這個國家裡最大的民族 Uzbeks also live in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and beyond烏茲別克族人也住在阿富汗、塔吉克、吉爾吉斯等地 so being Uzbek and being a citizen of Uzbekistan are not quite the same thing所以是烏茲別克族，跟是烏茲別克國民不完全是同一件事。
As a noun for a language: Uzbek is a Turkic language, a cousin of Turkish and Kazakh, spoken by around 35 million people; it has been written in Arabic script, then under Soviet rule, and now mainly in the Latin alphabet.
As a noun for a language當名詞指語言的時候 Uzbek is a Turkic language, a cousin of Turkish and KazakhUzbek是一種突厥語系的語言，跟土耳其語、哈薩克語算是近親 spoken by around 35 million people大約三千五百萬人使用 it has been written in Arabic script, then Cyrillic under Soviet rule, and now mainly in the Latin alphabet曾經用阿拉伯文字書寫，蘇聯時代改用西里爾字母，現在主要用拉丁字母。
As an adjective: Uzbek food, Uzbek music, an Uzbek passport. Note the careful difference English makes here — "Uzbek" leans toward the people and the language, while "Uzbekistani" is sometimes used for anyone from the country whatever their ethnic group, though in ordinary speech most people just say Uzbek for both.
As an adjective當形容詞的時候 Uzbek food, Uzbek music, an Uzbek passport像Uzbek food（烏茲別克料理）、Uzbek music（烏茲別克音樂）、an Uzbek passport（烏茲別克護照）。 Note the careful difference English makes here要注意英文在這裡做的細微區分 "Uzbek" leans toward the people and the language'Uzbek'比較偏向指民族和語言 while "Uzbekistani" is sometimes used for anyone from the country whatever their ethnic group而'Uzbekistani'有時候是指來自這個國家的任何人，不論民族 though in ordinary speech most people just say Uzbek for both不過日常說話大家兩種都直接說Uzbek。
It is a proper noun, always with a capital U, and the plural is "Uzbeks." The word came into English through Russian in the 1600s, which is why the spelling looks the way it does.
It is a proper noun, always with a capital U這是專有名詞，字首U一定要大寫 and the plural is "Uzbeks."複數是'Uzbeks' The word came into English through Russian in the 1600s這個字是十七世紀經由俄語傳入英文的 which is why the spelling looks the way it does這也是為什麼拼法長這樣。
組成English borrowed it from Russian узбек, which took it from Uzbek oʻzbek. Where the name came from before that is not settled; one common suggestion is Turkic öz ("genuine, one's own") plus a Sogdian word beg ("master") — but scholars differ, so treat that as a story people tell rather than a fact.
原始詞典資料3 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。
Uzbeknoun/ˈʊzbɛk/
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A member of a Central Asian Turkic ethnic group native to Uzbekistan and neighboring countries, with significant, centuries-old indigenous populations across northern Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
- Fashionable Uzbeks wear clothing made from the fabric, and suzanis have become popular with interior designers from the UK to Singapore, who use them as wall décor, bedding, or as the fabric for throw pillows.
Uzbekadj/ˈʊzbɛk/
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Of, from, or pertaining to Uzbekistan, the Uzbek people or the Uzbek language.
- Outside government, Uzbek and Islamic social mores – by no means always mutually compatible – have always exerted their own influences. One positive and very Uzbek influence are the Mahallas, mutual help communities of families, local businesses and committees which deal effectively with a wide range of local issues.
- He is a gruff, white-bearded man, very Uzbek in his skull-cap and long grey coat.
Uzbekname/ˈʊzbɛk/
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The language of Uzbekistan.
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。