italian

1.形容詞A1

釋義

義大利的

與義大利、其人民或語言有關的

connected with the country of Italy, the people who live there, or the language that they speak

例句

Noor ordered a plate of Italian pasta with tomato sauce for lunch.

Noor 午餐點了一盤搭配番茄醬的義大利麵。

collocation: Italian pasta / Italian food

The Italian landscape is famous for its hills and coastline.

義大利的風景以丘陵和海濱聞名。

collocation: Italian landscape / Italian countryside

文法句型

Italian + noun

[linking verb] + Italian

常見錯誤

❌She bought Italy shoes.

✅She bought Italian shoes.

💡'Italy' is the country name; use 'Italian' as the adjective form.

❌I love italian food.

✅I love Italian food.

💡Nationality adjectives are always capitalised in English.

1.名詞A1

釋義

義大利人

來自義大利的人

a person who was born in Italy or whose family comes from Italy

例句

The restaurant is run by a friendly Italian from Rome.

這家餐廳是由一位來自羅馬的友善義大利人經營的。

countable: an Italian from [city/region]

Many Italians moved to other countries to find work in the early 1900s.

二十世紀初，許多義大利人移居到其他國家找工作。

plural: Italians as a nationality group

文法句型

an Italian / two Italians

the Italian(s) from [place]

用法筆記

Unlike some nationality words (e.g. 'Chinese', 'Japanese'), 'Italian' has a distinct plural form: 'Italians'. Do not say 'two Italian' when referring to people.

常見錯誤

❌She married a Italian.

✅She married an Italian.

💡Use 'an' before words that start with a vowel sound.

❌Three Italian walked in.

✅Three Italians walked in.

💡Add -s for the plural of 'Italian' as a countable noun.

2.名詞A1

釋義

義大利語

義大利的官方語言

the main language that people speak in Italy and in some other parts of the world

例句

Elena speaks fluent Italian because her mother is from Milan.

Elena 說一口流利的義大利語，因為她母親來自米蘭。

uncountable: speak / learn / study Italian

I can read Italian but I find it hard to understand when people speak quickly.

我能閱讀義大利語，但別人說得快的時候就很難聽懂。

collocation: read / understand Italian

文法句型

speak / learn / study + Italian

in Italian

用法筆記

'Italian' as a language name is uncountable and does not take an article. Say 'She speaks Italian', not 'She speaks the Italian'.

常見錯誤

❌He speaks the Italian very well.

✅He speaks Italian very well.

💡Language names are uncountable and do not use 'the'.

❌I am learning Italian language.

✅I am learning the Italian language.' or 'I am learning Italian.

💡Use 'the' before 'language' when the word 'language' is present.

italian

italian — 形容詞

1. connected with the country of Italy, the people who live there, or the language

文法句型

常見錯誤

italian — 名詞

1. a person who was born in Italy or whose family comes from Italy

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

2. the main language that people speak in Italy and in some other parts of the worl

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤