- 1密克羅尼西亞的;密克羅尼西亞人
Micronesian is the word for people and things from — that west-Pacific scatter of more than two thousand small islands, including the Caroline Islands, the Marshall Islands, and . It is not a second name for the islands themselves.
Micronesianmicronesian is the word for people and things from Micronesia是用來指來自Micronesia(密克羅尼西亞)的人和事物的字——that west-Pacific scatter of more than two thousand small islands也就是西太平洋上那兩千多個小島組成的一片區域,including the Caroline Islands, the Marshall Islands, and Kiribati包括加羅林群島、馬紹爾群島,和吉里巴斯。It is not a second name for the islands themselves它不是這些島嶼本身的另一個名字。
Add -an and you get “of that place” or “a person from that place,” the same pattern as Korea → Korean. So you can say a Micronesian language, Micronesian culture, or “She is Micronesian.” Which still matters: the country called the States of , or the larger island region.
Add -an字尾加上-an and you get 'of that place' or 'a person from that place'就會變成「屬於那個地方」或「來自那個地方的人」,the same pattern as Korea → Korean跟Korea變成Korean是一樣的規則。So you can say a Micronesian language所以你可以說a Micronesian language(密克羅尼西亞語),Micronesian culture或Micronesian culture(密克羅尼西亞文化),or 'She is Micronesian'或「她是Micronesian」。Which Micronesia still matters這時候要看是哪一個Micronesia:the country called the Federated States of Micronesia是叫做「密克羅尼西亞聯邦」的那個國家,or the larger island region還是指比較大的那整片島嶼區域。
A number like 106,000 people (2014) is about that country, not everyone in the whole region.
A number like 106,000 people (2014)像106,000人(2014年)這樣的數字 is about that country指的是那個國家,not everyone in the whole region而不是整個區域的所有人。
You will see this word in geography and in writing about Pacific peoples. It is not everyday English in Taiwan.
You will see this word你會在 in geography and in writing about Pacific peoples地理學和關於太平洋民族的文章裡看到這個字。It is not everyday English in Taiwan在台灣它不是日常會用到的英文。
core核心畫面
組成From Micronesia + -an (of a place / a person from a place).
同家族的字
- Micronesiathe place this word is built from
原始詞典資料2 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。
Micronesiannoun
- 1
A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent.
- The researchers also concluded that the genetic data showed that the Polynesians and Micronesians were most closely related to Taiwan Aborigines and East Asians.
Micronesianadj
- 1
Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people.
- He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain.
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