barbuda

barbuda — noun

1. a small island in the Caribbean Sea that, together with the larger island of Ant

1.名詞B1
釋義

a small island in the Caribbean Sea that, together with the larger island of Antigua, forms the independent country of Antigua and Barbuda. It covers about 62 square miles (161 square kilometres) and has a small population.

例句

Antigua and Barbuda became an independent nation in 1981, ending centuries of British rule.

proper noun in country name: Antigua and Barbuda

The ferry from Antigua to Barbuda takes about ninety minutes across the clear Caribbean water.

geographic context: from [place] to Barbuda

文法句型

used as a proper noun in geographic descriptions

用法筆記

Always capitalised. Often appears as part of the compound country name 'Antigua and Barbuda'. The island's name is not usually preceded by an article ('the Barbuda' is incorrect).

常見錯誤

❌I visited the Barbuda last summer.
✅I visited Barbuda last summer.
💡geographical names of individual islands do not take 'the'.