carnegie

carnegie — 名詞

1. the surname of Andrew Carnegie, a 19th-century Scottish-born American industrial

1.名詞
釋義

卡內基

美國工業家暨慈善家的姓氏

the surname of Andrew Carnegie, a 19th-century Scottish-born American industrialist and philanthropist, or a reference to institutions named after him; not a common English vocabulary word.

例句

Carnegie Hall is one of the most famous concert venues in New York City.

卡內基音樂廳是紐約市最著名的音樂表演場地之一。

proper noun in a place name

My cousin applied to Carnegie Mellon University for computer science.

我的表弟申請了卡內基梅隆大學的電腦科學系。

proper noun in an institution name

文法句型

always capitalized

用法筆記

Carnegie is a proper noun (surname/family name), not a common English vocabulary word with a dictionary definition. Learners do not need to study it as active vocabulary. It appears mainly in proper noun phrases such as 'Carnegie Hall' (a famous concert venue) and 'Carnegie Mellon University' (a research university in Pittsburgh).