hawaiian

hawaiian — noun

1. a person whose home is the American state of Hawaii, whether by birth or by long

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person whose home is the American state of Hawaii, whether by birth or by long-term residence

例句

The tour guide, a Hawaiian named Bilal, knew every trail on the island.

article + Hawaiian + named [name] (identifying role)

Ayesha met several Hawaiians during her visit to the Big Island last summer.

several + Hawaiians (plural count noun)

文法句型

a Hawaiian

the Hawaiians

用法筆記

Some speakers distinguish between a Hawaiian (any resident of the state) and a native Hawaiian (a person of indigenous Polynesian ancestry). Be sensitive to this difference in formal writing.

常見錯誤

❌She is a Hawaiian native.
✅She is a native Hawaiian.
💡'native Hawaiian' specifically refers to indigenous ancestry; 'Hawaiian native' is non-standard.
❌A Hawaiian people live next door.
✅A Hawaiian person lives next door.
💡'people' is plural; use 'person' for a single individual.

2. the Polynesian language that is native to the Hawaiian Islands and is an officia

2.名詞B1
釋義

the Polynesian language that is native to the Hawaiian Islands and is an official language of the state of Hawaii together with English

例句

Jabari listens to Hawaiian music to help him learn the sounds of the language.

learn + Hawaiian (language as object of study)

Karim learned to say 'good morning' in Hawaiian before his trip to Maui.

in Hawaiian (prepositional phrase for language medium)

同義詞
  • ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

    the name for the Hawaiian language in Hawaiian itself; used when referring to the language in academic or cultural contexts

文法句型

speak Hawaiian

in Hawaiian

learn Hawaiian

用法筆記

Hawaiian is a critically endangered language, though revitalization efforts in schools and communities have increased the number of fluent speakers in recent decades.

hawaiian — adjective