喜樂美語
  1. 1nA1/ɒˈstreɪliə/澳洲、澳大利亞

    A large country in the Southern Hemisphere that is also a continent, known for its unique wildlife, beaches, and diverse cities.

    in the Southern Hemisphere位於南半球的 A large country一個大國 that is also a continent，同時也是一塊大陸 known for以 its unique wildlife, beaches, and diverse cities獨特的野生動物、海灘和多元的城市聞名

    示範例句 · Example

    Australia is home to many animals found nowhere else on Earth, like kangaroos and koalas.

    逐字澳洲是許多在地球其他地方找不到的動物的家園，如袋鼠和無尾熊。

    「Australia」是澳大利亞的英文名稱，也是唯一一個同時是大陸和國家的地方。澳洲的動物非常獨特（如袋鼠、無尾熊），首都是坎培拉（Canberra），最大城市是雪梨（Sydney）。澳洲人說的是帶有特殊口音的英文。

    常見搭配

    • in Australia

      在澳洲

      located in or happening in Australia

      She spent a year studying in Australia.

    • Australian English

      澳式英文

      the variety of English spoken in Australia

      Australian English has its own unique words and accent.

    用法接近

    New Zealandthe Pacific

core核心畫面

A single, fixed place on the map: the large country in the Southern Hemisphere that is also a whole continent on its own, known for its unusual animals, long beaches, and big cities. As a proper name it points at just this one thing — there is nothing for it to branch into.

可以想成地圖上一個固定的點：南半球那個既是國家、本身又自成一塊大陸的大地方，以特別的動物、長長的海灘和幾座大城市聞名。作為一個專有地名，它就只指這一個東西，沒有其他意思可以延伸。

同家族的字

用法接近

New Zealandthe Pacific

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。

Australianame/ɒˈstɹeɪ.liː.ə/

  • 1

    An island of Oceania.

    • 1693: translation of a French novel by Jacques Sadeur (believed to be a pen name of Gabriel de Foigny) titled Les Aventures de Jacques Sadeur dans la Découverte et le Voiage de la Terre Australe published 1692, translation published in London in 1693. Quoted in The Australian Language by Sidney J. Baker, second edition, 1966, chapter XIX, section 1, pages 388-9. This is all that I can have a certain knowledge of as to that side of Australia ...
    • Had I permitted myself any innovation upon the original term, it would have been to convert it into AUSTRALIA; as being more agreeable to the ear, and an assimilation to the names of the other great portions of the earth.
  • 2

    A country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire. Official name: Commonwealth of Australia. Capital: Canberra.

    • During Movember (the month formerly known as November), men around the globe grow mustaches (hence the name) while raising money for men’s health issues. Movember started in Australia in 2003.
    • The statement did not specify the location of that trip, but provided further details of her romantic life, stating that Saroukos and her husband spent eight days together before she returned to Australia on Dec. 21.
  • 3

    geographygeologynatural-sciencesA continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands.

    • He is going to Australia for his honeymoon for 10 days.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。