austin

austin — 名詞

1. a city in the south-central United States that serves as the seat of government

1.名詞B1
釋義

奧斯汀

美國德州首府，位於科羅拉多河畔

a city in the south-central United States that serves as the seat of government for Texas, sitting beside the Colorado River and known for live music, tech companies, and the main campus of the University of Texas.

例句

Jamal is moving from Boston to the city of Austin in central Texas to start a software job.

瑪雅要從波士頓搬到德州中部的奧斯汀市，去做軟體相關的工作。

place name used as destination after 'to'

Austin hosts the South by Southwest festival every March, which brings thousands of musicians to the city.

奧斯汀每年三月舉辦「西南偏南」音樂節，吸引數千名音樂人來到這座城市。

Austin as subject of an active verb

文法句型

used as a place name without 'the'

用法筆記

Capitalised as a proper noun and used without 'the'. Often paired with 'Texas' on first mention (Austin, Texas) so readers don't confuse it with the personal name Austin or other small towns of the same name.

常見錯誤

❌I flew to the Austin last weekend.
✅I flew to Austin last weekend.
💡city names are not used with 'the'.
❌Austin is the capital of America.
✅Austin is the capital of Texas.
💡Austin is a state capital, not the national capital (Washington, D.C.).