chad

chad — noun

1. 非洲中北部的一個內陸國家，首都為恩賈梅納（N'Djamena）

1.名詞B2
釋義

非洲中北部的一個內陸國家，首都為恩賈梅納（N'Djamena）

例句

Leila spent a year teaching English in Chad and loved the lively markets of N'Djamena.

collocation: in Chad / capital N'Djamena

Lake Chad has shrunk dramatically because of droughts and rising temperatures.

proper noun: Lake Chad

同義詞

用法筆記

Always capitalised as a proper noun. The definite article is not used with the country name alone ('in Chad,' not 'in the Chad'), but it does appear in 'the Republic of Chad' and geographical features such as 'the Lake Chad region.'

常見錯誤

❌Chad is a small island nation in the Indian Ocean.
✅Chad is a landlocked country in north-central Africa.
💡Chad has no coastline; it is surrounded by Libya, Sudan, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger.

2. 在紙張、資料卡或選票上打孔時從孔洞周圍脫落的小紙片

2.名詞C1
釋義

在紙張、資料卡或選票上打孔時從孔洞周圍脫落的小紙片

例句

During the recount, officials examined each ballot for hanging chads that could affect the result.

historical context: 2000 U.S. presidential election — hanging chad

Theo emptied the hole punch and tossed the tiny chads into the wastebasket.

同義詞
  • punch-out

    More specific to the manufacturing process; less common in ballot contexts

  • hole punch scrap

    Descriptive phrase; less established as a single term

  • confetti

    Informal; confetti is typically shredded or tossed for celebration, not derived from hole-punching

用法筆記

Gained widespread public attention during the 2000 U.S. presidential election recount, where terms like 'hanging chad,' 'dimpled chad,' and 'pregnant chad' described ballots with incompletely punched holes. The plural 'chads' is more common than the singular.

常見錯誤

❌I found a Chad on the floor near the printer.
✅I found a chad on the floor near the printer.
💡The paper punch-out is lowercase 'chad'; the country is always capitalised as 'Chad'.
❌A chad is a type of confetti used in celebrations.
✅A chad is the small piece of paper that falls out when you punch a hole in a card or ballot.
💡Chads are produced by hole-punching, not by shredding for decoration.