carmen
carmen — 名詞
1. a female first name of Spanish and Italian origin, also commonly used in English
卡門（名）
西班牙及義大利女性名字
a female first name of Spanish and Italian origin, also commonly used in English-speaking countries and across Latin America
Aiko shares her office with a colleague named Carmen who grew up in Buenos Aires.
Aiko 和一位名叫 Carmen、在布宜諾斯艾利斯長大的同事共用辦公室。
collocation: a woman named + name
Carmen and her younger brother took Spanish lessons every Saturday morning.
Carmen 和她的弟弟每週六早上一起上西班牙語課。
The Watanabe family named their daughter Carmen after a close friend from Mexico City.
渡邊家以一位來自墨西哥城的摯友之名，將女兒取名為 Carmen。
When the teacher called out Carmen, two girls in different rows raised their hands.
老師叫到 Carmen 這個名字時，坐在不同排的兩個女生都舉了手。
Carmen is one of the most popular female names in Spain and throughout South America.
Carmen 是西班牙和整個南美洲最受歡迎的女性名字之一。
文法句型
Carmen + singular verb
a woman named / called Carmen
用法筆記
Carmen is a proper noun and is always capitalized. It has no lexical (dictionary) meaning in English — it identifies a person rather than describing an object or action. Notable bearers include Carmen Amaya (Spanish flamenco dancer) and Carmen Miranda (Portuguese-Brazilian singer and actress).
常見錯誤
2. a famous French opera by composer Georges Bizet, first performed in 1875, set in
卡門（劇）
比才著名歌劇
a famous French opera by composer Georges Bizet, first performed in 1875, set in Spain and telling the story of a passionate woman who works in a cigarette factory and her tragic relationship with a soldier
Priya and her grandmother watched a live broadcast of Carmen from the Royal Opera House.
Priya 和祖母在線上觀看了皇家歌劇院直播的《卡門》。
watch / see + opera name
Carmen's most famous song is the Habanera, which starts with 'Love is a rebellious bird'.
《卡門》中最有名的曲子是哈巴內拉舞曲，開頭唱道「愛情是一隻叛逆的小鳥」。
famous song within opera: the Habanera from Carmen
Yusuf had never seen an opera before, but Carmen changed his view of classical music.
Yusuf 以前從未看過歌劇，但《卡門》改變了他對古典音樂的看法。
The local theatre put on a modern version of Carmen with dancers instead of singers.
當地劇院推出了一齣現代版的《卡門》，由舞者取代歌手。
文法句型
the opera Carmen
see / watch / perform Carmen
用法筆記
When referring to the opera, Carmen is treated as a singular proper noun and takes a singular verb, e.g. 'Carmen is one of the most performed operas in the world.' Avoid lowercase or italic confusion with the given name — context makes the reference clear.