greenland
greenland — 名詞
1. a self-governing island territory that belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark and sit
格陵蘭
丹麥屬北極大型島嶼
a self-governing island territory that belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark and sits between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic; the world's largest island apart from the continent of Australia
Yuki is planning a trip to Greenland next summer to see the Northern Lights.
Yuki 計劃明年夏天去格陵蘭看北極光。
Greenland became an autonomous territory of Denmark in 1979.
格陵蘭於 1979 年成為丹麥的自治領地。
political context: autonomous territory of
Many people in Greenland speak both Danish and the local language, Kalaallisut.
格陵蘭許多居民同時使用丹麥語和當地語言卡拉斯利特語。
Fishermen along Greenland's west coast rely on cod and halibut for their livelihood.
格陵蘭西海岸的漁民靠捕撈鱈魚和比目魚維生。
greenland — 形容詞
1. the name of the largest island on Earth, located in the North Atlantic Ocean nea
格陵蘭島
世界最大島嶼，位於北大西洋
the name of the largest island on Earth, located in the North Atlantic Ocean near northeastern Canada, with most of its land covered by a thick sheet of ice
Greenland is the world's largest island, covering over two million square kilometres.
格陵蘭島是世界上面積最大的島嶼，超過兩百萬平方公里。
superlative: world's largest island
The thick ice covering Greenland could raise sea levels if it melts.
覆蓋格陵蘭島的厚冰層若融化，可能導致海平面上升。
environmental context: ice sheet and sea levels
Sven read that Greenland is nearly three times the size of Texas.
Sven 讀到格陵蘭島的面積將近德克薩斯州的三倍。
A new study maps the valleys hidden beneath Greenland's kilometres-thick ice.
一項新研究繪製出格陵蘭島數公里厚冰層下方的隱藏山谷。
用法筆記
Greenland is treated as a proper noun and does not take an article (the) except in phrases such as 'the coast of Greenland' or 'the people of Greenland.' Distinguish from the noun sense: the geographical-name sense emphasises the physical landmass itself, while the noun sense refers to the political territory.