An Icelander is a person from Iceland. You use it for nationality, the same way you say a Swede or a Dane: one person is an Icelander; two or more are Icelanders. It is a normal, neutral word — not slang, not rude, and not especially formal.

An Icelander An Icelander is指的是 a person from Iceland來自Iceland(冰島)的人. You你 use it用它 for nationality來表示國籍, the same way就像 you say a Swede or a Dane你會說a Swede(一個瑞典人)或a Dane(一個丹麥人)一樣: one person一個人 is an Icelander是an Icelander; two or more兩個以上 are Icelanders是Icelanders. It它 is a normal, neutral word是個普通、中性的字 — not slang不是俚語, not rude不粗魯, and而且 not especially formal也不特別正式.

Build it as Iceland + -er, the ending that often means “a person from this place”. Older English once said Iselandman (“Iceland-man”), but Icelander took its place.

Build it這個字的組成 as Iceland + -er是Iceland+-er, the ending這個字尾 that often means常常表示 “a person from this place”「來自這個地方的人」. Older English較早期的英語 once said曾經說 Iselandman Iselandman (“Iceland-man”「冰島-人」), but但 Icelander後來Icelander took its place取代了它.

Careful English keeps the person and the language apart: the person is an Icelander; the language, and the adjective for things from the country, is Icelandic (Icelandic wool, an Icelandic name).

Careful English講究一點的英語 keeps the person and the language apart會把人跟語言分開: the person這個人 is an Icelander是an Icelander; the language這個語言, and以及 the adjective for things from the country形容這個國家事物的形容詞, is Icelandic則是Icelandic (Icelandic wool Icelandic wool羊毛, an Icelandic name an Icelandic name一個冰島語名字).