erie
erie — 名詞
1. an Indigenous North American people who lived along the southern shores of the G
伊利人
17世紀居住於伊利湖以南的原住民族
an Indigenous North American people who lived along the southern shores of the Great Lake later named after them in the 1600s, speaking an Iroquoian language. The term can also refer to a single member of that people. The Erie were largely wiped out in a war against the Iroquois Confederacy around 1656.
Archaeologists found pottery fragments that they believe belonged to the Erie people.
考古學家發現了他們認為屬於伊利族的陶器碎片。
the Erie people (collective noun for the group)
Christopher wrote a school report about the Erie and their conflicts with neighbouring Iroquois tribes.
Christopher 寫了一份關於伊利族及其與鄰近易洛魁部落衝突的學校報告。
The Erie once controlled a wide territory south of Lake Erie, stretching from modern-day Ohio into western New York.
伊利族曾經控制伊利湖以南的大片土地，從現今的俄亥俄州延伸到紐約州西部。
Noor was surprised to learn that the Erie had no written records — all current knowledge comes from French missionary accounts.
Noor 驚訝地發現伊利族沒有文字紀錄——目前所有關於他們的知識都來自法國傳教士的記載。
Very few items from the Erie village sites have survived to the present day.
很少有伊利族村落遺址的物品能留存至今。
- Erie people
the full formal name for the group
- Erielhonan
the original Iroquoian autonym from which 'Erie' is derived
文法句型
the Erie (collective)
an Erie (member)
用法筆記
Often used with 'the' as a collective plural: the Erie. This sense is primarily historical; the Erie ceased to exist as a distinct people group after the Beaver Wars of the 1650s.
常見錯誤
2. the Erie people's ancestral language, which belonged to the Iroquoian language f
伊利語
已滅絕的易洛魁語系語言
the Erie people's ancestral language, which belonged to the Iroquoian language family and is now extinct. Only a handful of words survive in records kept by early French colonists.
Only a few Erie words, including names for local animals, survive in French records from the 1600s.
只有少數伊利語詞彙，包括當地動物的名稱，保存在十七世紀法國人的紀錄中。
the Erie language (language-name pattern)
Linguists classify Erie as an Iroquoian language, related to Cherokee and Mohawk, based on limited surviving word lists.
語言學家根據有限的存世詞彙表，將伊利語歸類為易洛魁語系語言，與切羅基語和摩霍克語相關。
Because the Erie language is extinct, researchers study early French records for clues about its vocabulary and structure.
由於伊利語已滅絕，研究人員透過研究早期法國人的紀錄來尋找有關其詞彙和結構的線索。
Mizuki wondered whether any Erie place names had been borrowed into the languages of neighbouring tribes.
Mizuki 想知道伊利語的地名是否被鄰近部落的語言借用。
Lake Erie's name may come from the Erie word erielhonan, meaning 'long tail' — a reference to the mountain lion.
伊利湖的名稱可能來自伊利語中的 erielhonan 一詞，意思是「長尾巴」——指的是美洲獅。
- Erie language
the standard English name
文法句型
the Erie language
Erie as a modifier
用法筆記
No audio recordings of the Erie language exist. All modern knowledge comes from word lists and place-name evidence in writings by French missionaries and explorers from the 1600s.
常見錯誤
erie — 慣用語
1. a city and port located on the southern shore of Lake Erie, in the northwestern
伊利市
美國賓州西北部伊利湖畔的港市
a city and port located on the southern shore of Lake Erie, in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the state's only port on the Great Lakes.
The Watanabe family drove to Erie for a weekend trip along the lake shore.
渡邊一家開車前往伊利市，沿湖岸度過了一個週末。
place name: Erie as destination
Erie is known for its large port and the Presque Isle State Park beaches.
伊利市以大型港口和普雷斯克島州立公園的海灘聞名。
Felix found a job at a shipping company in Erie, a busy port of about 95,000 people, after graduating from college.
Felix 大學畢業後在伊利市的一家航運公司找到工作，伊利是一個約有九萬五千人的繁忙港口。
Winter in Erie brings heavy lake-effect snow that can shut down the entire city.
伊利市的冬季會帶來大量的大湖效應降雪，可能讓整座城市陷入停擺。
Erie was a key stop on the Underground Railroad before the Civil War.
伊利市在南北戰爭前是地下鐵路的重要一站。
文法句型
in Erie
from Erie