malawi
malawi — 名詞
1. a nation in southeastern Africa, with Zambia lying to its west and Mozambique bo
馬拉威
非洲東南部的國家
a nation in southeastern Africa, with Zambia lying to its west and Mozambique bordering it on the east and south
Adisa spent two years teaching English in a rural village in Malawi.
Adisa 在馬拉威的一個偏遠村莊教了兩年英文。
prepositional phrase: in Malawi
The coffee beans Ramón bought came from the highlands of southern Malawi.
Ramón 買的咖啡豆產自馬拉威南部的高地。
possessive/genitive: of Malawi
Most people in Malawi grow their own food on small family farms.
馬拉威大多數人都在自家的小塊農地上種植糧食。
Tamar read a book about the history of Malawi and its many ethnic groups.
Tamar 讀了一本關於馬拉威歷史及其眾多民族的書。
用法筆記
Always capitalise the first letter, as with all country names. A person from Malawi is called a Malawian.
常見錯誤
2. a landlocked republic in southeastern Africa whose eastern border is formed by L
馬拉威國
非洲東南部的內陸共和國
a landlocked republic in southeastern Africa whose eastern border is formed by Lake Malawi; it became independent from British rule in 1964 and its capital is Lilongwe
Lake Malawi stretches over five hundred kilometres along the eastern side of the country.
馬拉威湖沿著該國東側延伸超過五百公里。
proper noun + geographical feature: Lake Malawi
Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, has grown steadily since the country gained independence.
馬拉威首都 Lilongwe 自國家獨立以來持續穩定成長。
appositive: the capital of Malawi
Walid learned that Malawi was known as Nyasaland when it was under British administration.
Walid 了解到馬拉威在英國統治時期曾被稱為 Nyasaland。
The national flag of Malawi has three horizontal stripes in black, red, and green.
馬拉威的國旗上有黑、紅、綠三條橫條紋。
用法筆記
This sense provides geographic and historical detail. In everyday conversation the basic sense (COUNTRY IN AFRICA) is more common. Lake Malawi is the third-largest lake in Africa and contains more fish species than any other lake on the continent.