pierre
pierre — 名詞
1. a small city in the north-central United States that serves as the political and
皮爾
美國南達科他州州府
a small city in the north-central United States that serves as the political and administrative center of the state of South Dakota; it lies along the Missouri River near the geographic middle of the state and is one of the least populous state capitals in the country.
Pierre is the capital of South Dakota, but Sioux Falls has a much larger population.
皮爾是南達科他州的首府，但蘇瀑市的人口多得多。
capital + state name: naming a US state capital
Christopher visited Pierre during his road trip across the northern United States last autumn.
Christopher 去年秋天開車橫越美國北部時，曾造訪皮爾市。
When driving across South Dakota, many travellers stop in Pierre to see the state capitol building.
開車穿越南達科他州時，許多旅客會在皮爾停下來參觀州議會大廈。
Noa learned that Pierre was named after a French fur trader who worked in the area during the 1800s.
Noa 學到皮爾是以一位在當地活動的法國毛皮商命名的。
The population of Pierre is around fourteen thousand, making it one of the smallest capital cities in the United States.
皮爾的人口約為一萬四千人，是美國人口最少的州府之一。
用法筆記
As a place name, Pierre is always capitalised. Do not confuse this city with the French given name Pierre (pronounced /piˈɛər/), which also appears in English contexts as a first name.