nubian
nubian — 名詞
1. A person who comes from Nubia, a region in northeastern Africa along the Nile Ri
努比亞人
來自努比亞地區的人
A person who comes from Nubia, a region in northeastern Africa along the Nile River that covers parts of present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
Kwame met a Nubian who shared stories about life along the river.
Kwame 遇到了一位努比亞人，對方分享了河邊生活的故事。
countable singular: a Nubian
Many Nubians were displaced from their villages when the Aswan Dam was built.
亞斯文水壩興建時，許多努比亞人被迫遷離他們的村莊。
Ignacio read that about half a million Nubians live in Egypt today.
Ignacio 讀到目前約有五十萬努比亞人居住在埃及。
Nila's grandfather is a Nubian who grew up near the border with Sudan.
Nila 的祖父是努比亞人，在蘇丹邊境附近長大。
The festival in Aswan brought together Nubians from several different countries.
亞斯文的節慶聚集了來自不同國家的努比亞人。
文法句型
a Nubian
the Nubians (plural)
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form 'Nubians' when referring to the people as an ethnic group rather than to individuals.
2. A member of the powerful civilization that ruled over parts of present-day Egypt
努比亞先民
曾建立強大帝國的古代民族
A member of the powerful civilization that ruled over parts of present-day Egypt and Sudan between roughly 500 and 1400 CE, known for building pyramids, controlling trade routes, and creating a distinct culture that blended African and Egyptian influences.
The Nubians ruled a powerful empire that traded gold and ivory.
努比亞先民統治過一個強大的帝國，從事黃金與象牙貿易。
the Nubians — historical people as a collective group
Hamza learned that the ancient Nubians built more pyramids than the Egyptians did.
Hamza 學到古代努比亞先民建造的金字塔比埃及人更多。
A ship carrying ivory arrived at a port controlled by the Nubians.
一艘載滿象牙的船抵達了努比亞先民控制的港口。
Constanza read about the Nubian empire that lasted for over eight centuries.
Constanza 讀到努比亞先民的帝國延續了超過八個世紀。
Archaeologists discovered a temple that the Nubians built in the desert.
考古學家在沙漠中發現了一座由努比亞先民建造的神廟。
- Kushite
More specific term for the earlier Kingdom of Kush (c. 1070 BC–350 AD); overlaps with Nubian for that period but does not cover the later medieval Nubian kingdoms
文法句型
the Nubians
ancient Nubians
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense refers specifically to the historical kingdom and civilization that existed between the 6th and 14th centuries, not to modern inhabitants of the Nubia region.
常見錯誤
3. Any of a group of languages spoken mainly in southern Egypt and northern Sudan,
努比亞語
努比亞地區使用的語言
Any of a group of languages spoken mainly in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, belonging to the Nilo-Saharan language family and still used by the Nubian people in daily communication, religious ceremonies, and traditional songs.
Élise is studying Nubian at the university in Khartoum.
Élise 正在喀土穆的大學學習努比亞語。
uncountable: studying Nubian (language as a subject)
Sivan's grandmother still speaks Nubian with her relatives in the village.
Sivan 的祖母至今仍用努比亞語和村裡的親戚交談。
The linguist recorded hundreds of Nubian words before the language became endangered.
語言學家在這種語言瀕危前，記錄了數百個努比亞語詞彙。
Children in the region learn Nubian at home and Arabic at school.
當地的孩子在家學努比亞語，在學校學阿拉伯語。
Pim discovered that there are several dialects of Nubian spoken along the Nile.
Pim 發現尼羅河沿岸有好幾種不同的努比亞語方言。
文法句型
speak Nubian
in Nubian
dialects of Nubian
用法筆記
Nubian is uncountable when referring to the language as a whole. Specific dialects include Nobiin, Kenzi (Mattokki), and Dongolawi (Andaandi). The most common learner pattern is 'speak Nubian'.