mexican
mexican — 形容詞
1. coming from Mexico, or connected with the people, culture, food, or traditions o
墨西哥的
與墨西哥有關的
coming from Mexico, or connected with the people, culture, food, or traditions of Mexico
Hoa bought a Mexican blanket from a market in Mexico City.
Hoa 在墨西哥城的市場買了一條墨西哥毯子。
attributive use: Mexican + noun (blanket / food / culture)
Hassan's family goes to a Mexican restaurant after work every Friday.
Hassan 一家人每週五下班後都會去吃墨西哥菜。
Salma's grandmother showed her how to make traditional Mexican tamales.
Salma 的祖母教她如何做傳統的墨西哥粽子。
Jin found a book about Mexican art at the library near his home.
Jin 在家附近的圖書館找到一本關於墨西哥藝術的書。
文法句型
Mexican + noun
用法筆記
Always used before a noun (attributive position). Cannot be used with comparative forms — a thing is Mexican or it is not.
常見錯誤
mexican — 名詞
1. a person who comes from Mexico or who has Mexican citizenship, regardless of eth
墨西哥人
來自墨西哥的人
a person who comes from Mexico or who has Mexican citizenship, regardless of ethnic background
Constanza met a Mexican who makes beautiful clay pots by hand.
Constanza 認識一位墨西哥人,他用手工製作精美的陶罐。
countable noun pattern: a Mexican + relative clause
Many Mexicans celebrate Día de los Muertos with altars and marigolds.
許多墨西哥人會用祭壇和萬壽菊來慶祝亡靈節。
plural: Mexicans (countable)
Inês shared a recipe that a Mexican from Puebla taught her family.
Inês 分享了一道食譜,是來自普埃布拉的一位墨西哥人教她家人的。
Jude works with a Mexican who moved here from Guadalajara last year.
Jude 和一位去年從瓜達拉哈拉搬來的墨西哥人一起工作。
- Chicano / Chicana
refers specifically to Mexican-Americans living in the US, not to all Mexicans; has cultural and political connotations
- Latino / Latina
much broader term covering anyone from Latin America, not only Mexico
文法句型
a Mexican
the Mexicans
[number] Mexicans
用法筆記
This is a regular countable noun — it has a plural form (Mexicans) and can be used with numbers (two Mexicans). It is a neutral demonym used for people of any ethnic or racial background who are from Mexico.