penn
penn — 名詞
1. a short written form of the name Pennsylvania, the US state in the northeastern
賓州
美國賓夕法尼亞州的簡稱
a short written form of the name Pennsylvania, the US state in the northeastern part of the country, used mainly in addresses, road signs, and official names.
The Amtrak train from New York arrived at Penn Station on time.
從紐約出發的美鐵火車準時抵達賓州車站。
proper noun in station name: Penn Station
The truck driver took the Penn Turnpike all the way from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh.
卡車司機沿著賓州收費公路一路從哈里斯堡開到匹茲堡。
proper noun in road name: Penn Turnpike
Their new mailing address is 42 Elm Street, Penn Hills, PA 15235.
他們的新郵寄地址是賓州丘陵市榆樹街42號，郵遞區號15235。
Rodrigo drove south on Penn Avenue past the old city hall building.
Rodrigo 開車沿著賓州大道向南行駛，經過舊市政廳大樓。
The letter was sent to a small post office in Penn Township near the border.
那封信被寄到邊界附近賓州小鎮的一個小郵局。
文法句型
Penn + noun (place name)
用法筆記
Always capitalised in writing. Used mainly in official place names (roads, stations, townships) and postal addresses. 'PA' is the standard two-letter postal abbreviation; 'Penn' appears in full proper names.
常見錯誤
2. a short informal name for the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League u
賓大
賓夕法尼亞大學的簡稱
a short informal name for the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League university in Philadelphia — used in the names of its schools, programs, and teams.
Tendai applied to Penn Law School and was accepted in early March.
Tendai 申請了賓大法學院，並在三月上旬收到了錄取通知。
short form + school name: Penn Law School
The Penn campus along the Schuylkill River is one of the oldest in the country.
賓大校園沿著斯庫爾基爾河，是美國最古老的大學校園之一。
Dahlia studied at the Penn Graduate School of Education for her master's degree.
Dahlia 在賓大教育研究所攻讀碩士學位。
Penn's Wharton School offers one of the top business programmes in the world.
賓大的華頓商學院提供全球頂尖的商業課程之一。
The Penn Quakers basketball team won the Ivy League championship that season.
賓大貴格隊在該賽季贏得了長春藤聯盟冠軍。
文法句型
Penn + noun (school, department, program)
用法筆記
Always capitalised. Used in both formal university contexts (official school names, publications) and informal speech. 'Penn' without further qualification nearly always refers to the University of Pennsylvania, not Pennsylvania State University (which is 'Penn State').