roma

roma — noun

1. a person who belongs to an ethnic group whose original homeland was northern Ind

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person who belongs to an ethnic group whose original homeland was northern India. The traditional Roma way of life involves moving between different places rather than living in one fixed location. Today, Roma communities are found across Europe and in many other parts of the world.

例句

Kemi met a Roma family at a festival in Budapest and tried their traditional dishes.

collocation: Roma family / Roma community

This town's Roma community kept their language and traditions alive since arriving from northern India.

grammar: the + Roma + noun (attributive)

同義詞
  • Romani

    often used as an adjective (Romani language, Romani culture); many community members prefer 'Romani' over 'Roma' for the adjective form

  • Romany

    an older spelling variant of 'Romani'; still found in some published works but less common today

文法句型

the + Roma

Roma + noun

用法筆記

The word 'Roma' is the preferred term for this ethnic group. The older term 'Gypsy' is widely considered offensive by many Roma people. 'Roma' is most commonly used as a plural noun ('the Roma'), but also works as an adjective before a noun ('Roma culture').

常見錯誤

❌The Roma Empire fell in 476 AD.
✅The Roman Empire fell in 476 AD.
💡'Roma' is the name of an ethnic group; 'Roman' refers to the ancient city of Rome.
❌She is a Roma who lives in a house.' (grammatically unnatural)
✅She is Roma.' or 'She is a member of the Roma community.
💡'Roma' is typically a plural or uncountable collective noun, not used with 'a'.