oceania

oceania — noun

1. the part of the world made up of Australia, New Zealand, and the many island gro

1.名詞B2
釋義

the part of the world made up of Australia, New Zealand, and the many island groups scattered across the Pacific Ocean.

例句

Mr. Lin's geography class spent two weeks studying the cultures of Oceania.

proper noun: capitalised, no article

Many countries in Oceania share concerns about rising sea levels.

preposition: in Oceania

同義詞
  • the Pacific

    informal cover term for the same region, especially the island nations

  • Australasia

    narrower — usually only Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands, not Polynesia or Micronesia

用法筆記

Always capitalised and used without an article. Often appears with prepositions such as 'in', 'across', 'throughout', or 'of'.

常見錯誤

❌I want to visit the Oceania next year.
✅I want to visit Oceania next year.
💡region names like Oceania take no definite article.
❌oceania has many small islands.
✅Oceania has many small islands.
💡always capitalise the initial letter.

oceania — noun

1. in formal geographical writing, the central and southern Pacific lands grouped i

1.名詞C1
釋義

in formal geographical writing, the central and southern Pacific lands grouped into Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia, with New Zealand counted in Polynesia.

例句

The atlas divides Oceania into Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia for clarity.

formal geographical sub-grouping

Professor Adachi explained that New Zealand is counted as part of Polynesia within Oceania.

academic register

同義詞

用法筆記

This formal sub-sense is used in atlases, encyclopaedias, and academic writing where the three sub-regions (Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia) need to be named. Distinguish from sense 1, which is the everyday cover term that usually also includes Australia.

常見錯誤

❌Oceania consists of only Polynesia.
✅Oceania consists of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia.
💡all three sub-regions are needed in the formal definition.