brazilian
brazilian — adjective
1. connected with Brazil, its people, its culture, or things that come from there.
connected with Brazil, its people, its culture, or things that come from there.
The cafe serves Brazilian coffee, cheese bread, and sweet milk pudding.
describes food and drink from Brazil
Ravi learned Brazilian dance steps before the school culture festival.
modifies cultural activities and styles
Our teacher played a Brazilian song during Portuguese class yesterday.
The museum opened a Brazilian art show near the river station.
Luisa works for a Brazilian airline with flights to Lisbon.
- from Brazil
plain descriptive phrase; useful when you want to avoid a nationality adjective
- Brazil-based
narrower; mainly for companies or workers located in Brazil
用法筆記
Usually comes before a noun and keeps a capital B. Common collocates are food, music, art, companies, and people linked with Brazil.
常見錯誤
brazilian — noun
1. someone from Brazil, either by birth or by nationality.
someone from Brazil, either by birth or by nationality.
Two Brazilians joined our hiking group in Hualien last spring.
countable plural noun: Brazilians
Marina met another Brazilian on the MRT to Tamsui yesterday.
singular noun after another: another Brazilian
The hostel kitchen was full of Brazilians cooking beans and rice.
A Brazilian showed us how to cheer during the football match.
Several Brazilians in my class speak Portuguese at lunch.
- Brazilian national
more formal; common in legal, government, or news contexts
- person from Brazil
plain explanatory phrase for learners
文法句型
a Brazilian
Brazilians (plural)
be Brazilian
用法筆記
Countable when it names a person: 'a Brazilian', 'three Brazilians'. After 'be', English often uses the adjective form instead: 'She is Brazilian.' Distinguish from noun sense 2 by checking whether the word refers to a person.
常見錯誤
2. a kind of hair removal for the private area that takes away almost all the hair,
a kind of hair removal for the private area that takes away almost all the hair, usually leaving only a little.
Before her beach trip, Hana booked a Brazilian at the salon.
book/get/have + a Brazilian in salon talk
The spa offers a Brazilian and a regular bikini wax.
often contrasted with a bikini wax
Nadia asked whether a Brazilian would leave any hair.
The beautician explained that a Brazilian hurts more than trimming.
Many clients choose a Brazilian before a summer holiday.
- Brazilian wax
fuller and clearer term; common when the speaker wants to avoid ambiguity
- full bikini wax
broader label; may overlap, but does not always imply the same final shape
文法句型
get a Brazilian
have a Brazilian
book a Brazilian
用法筆記
Usually appears after get, have, book, or offer in beauty-salon talk. Distinguish from noun sense 1 by the setting: 'a Brazilian at the salon' names a treatment, not a person.