swiss
swiss — 形容詞
1. relating to the country of Switzerland, or to the people, products, culture, or
瑞士的
與瑞士有關的
relating to the country of Switzerland, or to the people, products, culture, or organisations that come from there.
Trang bought a Swiss watch as a souvenir from her visit to Zurich.
Trang 在蘇黎世旅遊時買了一隻瑞士手錶當紀念品。
collocation: Swiss watch / Swiss bank / Swiss cheese
The Swiss Alps attract skiers from all over the world every winter.
瑞士阿爾卑斯山每年冬天都吸引世界各地的滑雪客。
Kabir works for a Swiss bank that has offices in Singapore and London.
Kabir 在一家瑞士銀行工作，該銀行在新加坡和倫敦設有分行。
Lotte enrolled in a Swiss university to study hotel management.
Lotte 進入一所瑞士大學就讀飯店管理。
Vinícius packed a Swiss army knife in his luggage for the camping trip.
Vinícius 把一把瑞士刀放進行李箱，準備露營時使用。
文法句型
Swiss + noun
用法筆記
Always written with a capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence. Often appears before nouns that name well-known Swiss products (watch, cheese, chocolate) or institutions (bank, university, government).
常見錯誤
swiss — 名詞
1. a person who comes from the country of Switzerland, or whose family originally c
瑞士人
來自瑞士的人
a person who comes from the country of Switzerland, or whose family originally came from there.
Eleni met a Swiss who taught her how to make traditional fondue.
Eleni 認識了一位瑞士人，他教她如何做傳統的起司火鍋。
countable singular: a Swiss
My neighbour is a Swiss from the French-speaking part of the country.
我的鄰居是瑞士人，來自該國的法語區。
Yael's grandmother was a Swiss who moved to Japan in the 1960s.
Yael 的祖母是瑞士人，她在 1960 年代移居日本。
The tour guide is a Swiss who knows every hiking trail in the Alps.
那位導遊是瑞士人，他對阿爾卑斯山的每一條登山步道都瞭如指掌。
文法句型
a Swiss (singular)
the Swiss (plural group)
用法筆記
The plural of a Swiss is the Swiss (same form). Do not add -es: 'three Swiss' not 'three Swisses'.
常見錯誤
2. the people who live in Switzerland, considered together as a group.
瑞士民眾
瑞士人全體
the people who live in Switzerland, considered together as a group.
The Swiss are famous for their chocolate and their cheese.
瑞士人以他們的巧克力和起司聞名。
the Swiss + plural verb
The Swiss voted on a new environmental law last Sunday.
瑞士民眾上週日針對一項新的環境法進行了投票。
Visitors are often impressed by how punctual the Swiss are.
遊客常常對瑞士人的守時印象深刻。
The Swiss take great pride in their four national languages.
瑞士人對他們國家的四種官方語言感到非常自豪。
文法句型
the Swiss + plural verb
用法筆記
Always use the before Swiss when referring to the people as a nation. Takes a plural verb: the Swiss are, the Swiss have.
常見錯誤
3. the shortened name given to Swiss cheese — a hard, pale-yellow cheese that has a
瑞士起司
一種有洞的硬質起司
the shortened name given to Swiss cheese — a hard, pale-yellow cheese that has a mild flavour and large openings inside it, first made in Switzerland.
Xiu made a sandwich with Swiss and fresh tomatoes for lunch.
Xiu 用瑞士起司和新鮮番茄做了三明治當午餐。
uncountable: some Swiss
The recipe calls for two cups of grated Swiss to top the casserole.
食譜上說要在砂鍋菜上鋪兩杯磨碎的瑞士起司。
Ziad asked the deli worker for two hundred grams of Swiss.
Ziad 向熟食店店員買了兩百公克的瑞士起司。
Devika prefers Swiss over cheddar because it is less salty.
Devika 比較喜歡瑞士起司而不是切達起司，因為它比較不鹹。
A good Swiss should have large holes and a creamy texture.
好的瑞士起司應該有大的孔洞和滑順的口感。
- Emmental
Emmental is the original Swiss cheese with holes; Swiss is a broader term that can include other types.
文法句型
some Swiss (uncountable)
a Swiss (a type of Swiss cheese)
用法筆記
In everyday spoken English, Swiss is used as a short form of Swiss cheese. It is uncountable ('some Swiss') when referring to the food in general, but can be countable when referring to a variety ('three Swiss from different dairies').