pasadena

pasadena — 地名

1. a city near Los Angeles in southern California, often mentioned for the Rose Par

1.地名
釋義

加州帕薩迪納

洛杉磯附近的加州城市

a city near Los Angeles in southern California, often mentioned for the Rose Parade, science schools, and older shopping streets.

例句

Every New Year's Day, tourists gather in Pasadena for the Rose Parade.

每年元旦，許多觀光客會聚集在加州帕薩迪納看玫瑰花車遊行。

pattern: in Pasadena for the Rose Parade

Nina studied physics in Pasadena and visited the art museum on weekends.

Nina 在加州帕薩迪納念物理，週末會去逛美術館。

pattern: study in Pasadena

文法句型

used as the name of a city

live in Pasadena

drive to Pasadena

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 2 by nearby place names and local references. This sense often appears with Los Angeles, Old Pasadena, the Rose Parade, or university and museum contexts.

常見錯誤

❌I visited the Pasadena in spring.
✅I visited Pasadena in spring.
💡city names like Pasadena normally do not take 'the'.
❌pasadena is east of Los Angeles.
✅Pasadena is east of Los Angeles.
💡proper names must begin with a capital letter.

2. a city beside Houston in southeast Texas, usually talked about as a place to liv

2.地名
釋義

德州帕薩迪納

休士頓旁的德州城市

a city beside Houston in southeast Texas, usually talked about as a place to live, work, or drive through on the Gulf Coast.

例句

Carlos drove from Houston to Pasadena for his morning shift at the plant.

Carlos 一早從休士頓開車到德州帕薩迪納，到工廠上班。

pattern: from Houston to Pasadena

My aunt teaches at a public school in Pasadena, Texas.

我阿姨在德州帕薩迪納的一所公立學校教書。

full form: Pasadena, Texas

文法句型

used as the name of a city

live in Pasadena, Texas

drive from Houston to Pasadena

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 by Texas and Houston references. This sense commonly appears with Houston, local schools, factory work, commuting, or weather reports from the Gulf Coast area.

常見錯誤

❌I live at Pasadena, Texas.
✅I live in Pasadena, Texas.
💡use 'in' with cities.
❌Pasadena, Texas is the one with the Rose Parade.
✅The Rose Parade is linked with Pasadena, California.
💡that famous event points to the California city, not the Texas one.