australia

australia — noun

1. a country between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, made up of one huge island belo

1.名詞A1
釋義

a country between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, made up of one huge island below Asia plus the smaller island of Tasmania, with Canberra as its capital and English as its main language.

例句

Xiomara spent a year backpacking across Australia, from Sydney to the red Outback deserts.

preposition: across Australia

Many people in Australia live near the coast because the centre is very dry.

preposition: in Australia

同義詞
  • Down Under

    informal nickname, often used by speakers from Britain or North America

  • Oz

    very informal slang, mostly spoken; common among Australians and British people

用法筆記

Always capitalised as a proper noun; takes no article ('in Australia', not 'in the Australia'). The related adjective and demonym is 'Australian'.

常見錯誤

❌She lives in the Australia.
✅She lives in Australia.
💡country names like Australia take no definite article.
❌He is an Australia.
✅He is an Australian.
💡for a person from this country, use the demonym 'Australian', not the country name.