brazilian
brazilian — 形容詞
1. connected with Brazil, its people, its culture, or things that come from there.
巴西的
與巴西或其人民有關的
connected with Brazil, its people, its culture, or things that come from there.
The cafe serves Brazilian coffee, cheese bread, and sweet milk pudding.
這家咖啡館供應巴西的咖啡、起司麵包和甜牛奶布丁。
describes food and drink from Brazil
Ravi learned Brazilian dance steps before the school culture festival.
Ravi 在學校文化節前學了巴西的舞步。
modifies cultural activities and styles
Our teacher played a Brazilian song during Portuguese class yesterday.
我們老師昨天在葡萄牙語課上播放了一首巴西歌曲。
The museum opened a Brazilian art show near the river station.
那家博物館在河邊車站附近開了一場巴西藝術展。
Luisa works for a Brazilian airline with flights to Lisbon.
Luisa 在一家有飛往里斯本航班的巴西航空公司工作。
- from Brazil
plain descriptive phrase; useful when you want to avoid a nationality adjective
- Brazil-based
narrower; mainly for companies or workers located in Brazil
用法筆記
Usually comes before a noun and keeps a capital B. Common collocates are food, music, art, companies, and people linked with Brazil.
常見錯誤
brazilian — 名詞
1. someone from Brazil, either by birth or by nationality.
巴西人
來自巴西的人
someone from Brazil, either by birth or by nationality.
Two Brazilians joined our hiking group in Hualien last spring.
去年春天有兩位巴西人加入我們在花蓮的健行團。
countable plural noun: Brazilians
Marina met another Brazilian on the MRT to Tamsui yesterday.
Marina 昨天在往淡水的捷運上遇到另一位巴西人。
singular noun after another: another Brazilian
The hostel kitchen was full of Brazilians cooking beans and rice.
青年旅館的廚房裡滿是正在煮豆子和白飯的巴西人。
A Brazilian showed us how to cheer during the football match.
一位巴西人在足球比賽時教我們怎麼歡呼。
Several Brazilians in my class speak Portuguese at lunch.
我班上有幾位巴西人午餐時會說葡萄牙語。
- Brazilian national
more formal; common in legal, government, or news contexts
- person from Brazil
plain explanatory phrase for learners
文法句型
a Brazilian
Brazilians (plural)
be Brazilian
用法筆記
Countable when it names a person: 'a Brazilian', 'three Brazilians'. After 'be', English often uses the adjective form instead: 'She is Brazilian.' Distinguish from noun sense 2 by checking whether the word refers to a person.
常見錯誤
2. a kind of hair removal for the private area that takes away almost all the hair,
巴西式除毛
陰部毛髮大多除去
a kind of hair removal for the private area that takes away almost all the hair, usually leaving only a little.
Before her beach trip, Hana booked a Brazilian at the salon.
在去海邊前,Hana 預約了巴西式除毛。
book/get/have + a Brazilian in salon talk
The spa offers a Brazilian and a regular bikini wax.
這家 SPA 提供巴西式除毛和一般比基尼除毛。
often contrasted with a bikini wax
Nadia asked whether a Brazilian would leave any hair.
Nadia 問做巴西式除毛後是否還會留一些毛髮。
The beautician explained that a Brazilian hurts more than trimming.
美容師解釋說,巴西式除毛比修剪更痛。
Many clients choose a Brazilian before a summer holiday.
許多客人在暑假前會選巴西式除毛。
- Brazilian wax
fuller and clearer term; common when the speaker wants to avoid ambiguity
- full bikini wax
broader label; may overlap, but does not always imply the same final shape
文法句型
get a Brazilian
have a Brazilian
book a Brazilian
用法筆記
Usually appears after get, have, book, or offer in beauty-salon talk. Distinguish from noun sense 1 by the setting: 'a Brazilian at the salon' names a treatment, not a person.