swiss
swiss — adjective
1. relating to the country of Switzerland, or to the people, products, culture, or
relating to the country of Switzerland, or to the people, products, culture, or organisations that come from there.
Trang bought a Swiss watch as a souvenir from her visit to Zurich.
collocation: Swiss watch / Swiss bank / Swiss cheese
The Swiss Alps attract skiers from all over the world every winter.
Kabir works for a Swiss bank that has offices in Singapore and London.
Lotte enrolled in a Swiss university to study hotel management.
Vinícius packed a Swiss army knife in his luggage for the camping trip.
文法句型
Swiss + noun
用法筆記
Always written with a capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence. Often appears before nouns that name well-known Swiss products (watch, cheese, chocolate) or institutions (bank, university, government).
常見錯誤
swiss — noun
1. a person who comes from the country of Switzerland, or whose family originally c
a person who comes from the country of Switzerland, or whose family originally came from there.
Eleni met a Swiss who taught her how to make traditional fondue.
countable singular: a Swiss
My neighbour is a Swiss from the French-speaking part of the country.
Yael's grandmother was a Swiss who moved to Japan in the 1960s.
The tour guide is a Swiss who knows every hiking trail in the Alps.
文法句型
a Swiss (singular)
the Swiss (plural group)
用法筆記
The plural of a Swiss is the Swiss (same form). Do not add -es: 'three Swiss' not 'three Swisses'.
常見錯誤
2. the people who live in Switzerland, considered together as a group.
the people who live in Switzerland, considered together as a group.
The Swiss are famous for their chocolate and their cheese.
the Swiss + plural verb
The Swiss voted on a new environmental law last Sunday.
Visitors are often impressed by how punctual the Swiss are.
The Swiss take great pride in their four national languages.
文法句型
the Swiss + plural verb
用法筆記
Always use the before Swiss when referring to the people as a nation. Takes a plural verb: the Swiss are, the Swiss have.
常見錯誤
3. the shortened name given to Swiss cheese — a hard, pale-yellow cheese that has a
the shortened name given to Swiss cheese — a hard, pale-yellow cheese that has a mild flavour and large openings inside it, first made in Switzerland.
Xiu made a sandwich with Swiss and fresh tomatoes for lunch.
uncountable: some Swiss
The recipe calls for two cups of grated Swiss to top the casserole.
Ziad asked the deli worker for two hundred grams of Swiss.
Devika prefers Swiss over cheddar because it is less salty.
A good Swiss should have large holes and a creamy texture.
- Emmental
Emmental is the original Swiss cheese with holes; Swiss is a broader term that can include other types.
文法句型
some Swiss (uncountable)
a Swiss (a type of Swiss cheese)
用法筆記
In everyday spoken English, Swiss is used as a short form of Swiss cheese. It is uncountable ('some Swiss') when referring to the food in general, but can be countable when referring to a variety ('three Swiss from different dairies').