seychelles
seychelles — 名詞
1. a group of over one hundred islands in the waters of the Indian Ocean, east of A
塞席爾
非洲東側印度洋上的島國
a group of over one hundred islands in the waters of the Indian Ocean, east of Africa, that together form a nation known for white sand beaches and rare wildlife
Mizuki spent two weeks in the Seychelles last summer.
Mizuki 去年夏天在塞席爾待了兩週。
preposition: in the Seychelles
The Seychelles is famous for giant tortoises that live on its remote islands.
塞席爾以生活在偏遠島嶼上的巨型陸龜聞名。
passive: is famous for
Many tourists visit Seychelles each year to enjoy the warm tropical climate.
每年有許多遊客到塞席爾享受溫暖的熱帶氣候。
The capital of the Seychelles is Victoria, on the island of Mahé.
塞席爾的首都是 Mahé 島上的維多利亞。
用法筆記
Often used with 'the' when referring to the island group (the Seychelles), but Seychelles without an article is common in travel and news contexts when referring to the country.
常見錯誤
seychelles — 形容詞
1. coming from or connected with the island country of Seychelles, especially its p
塞席爾的
來自或關於塞席爾的
coming from or connected with the island country of Seychelles, especially its people, culture, or products
Sari bought a bag of Seychelles vanilla beans at the food market.
Sari 在食品市場買了一包塞席爾香草豆莢。
Seychelles + noun — attributive adjective
The Seychelles government plans to build more schools on the outer islands.
塞席爾政府計劃在外圍島嶼上興建更多學校。
Seychelles government — typical collocation
A group of Seychelles musicians performed at the international festival.
一組塞席爾音樂家在國際藝術節上表演。
Our hotel served fresh Seychelles fish grilled with local spices.
我們住的旅館供應以當地香料烤製的新鮮塞席爾魚。
- Seychellois
The standard demonym form (Seychellois people, Seychellois artist) is preferred in formal writing; Seychelles as an adjective is more common in travel and news contexts.
用法筆記
Used only before a noun (attributive position). For predicate uses, rephrase with 'from Seychelles' — for example: 'this vanilla is from Seychelles' (not *is Seychelles).