ukrainian
ukrainian — 形容詞
1. connected with the country of Ukraine, the people who live there, or the languag
烏克蘭的
與烏克蘭國家、人民或語言有關的
connected with the country of Ukraine, the people who live there, or the language they speak.
The Ukrainian flag has two horizontal stripes, one blue and one yellow.
烏克蘭國旗有兩條水平色帶，一條藍色，一條黃色。
collocation: Ukrainian flag
Amani invited her Ukrainian friends to the New Year dinner party.
Amani 邀請她的烏克蘭朋友來參加新年晚宴。
The gallery is showing a collection of Ukrainian folk paintings this month.
這間畫廊本月正在展出烏克蘭民間畫作收藏。
Yumi learned to cook several Ukrainian dishes from her neighbour's cookbook.
Yumi 從鄰居的食譜書學會了幾道烏克蘭菜的做法。
The Ukrainian border crossing was busy with trucks carrying food supplies.
烏克蘭邊境檢查站擠滿了載運糧食補給的卡車。
常見錯誤
ukrainian — 名詞
1. a person who was born in Ukraine or who has family roots there.
烏克蘭人
出生於烏克蘭或在當地有家族淵源的人
a person who was born in Ukraine or who has family roots there.
Otis shared an apartment with a Ukrainian from Kyiv during his study year.
Otis 在留學期間與一位來自基輔的烏克蘭人合租公寓。
The charity provided warm clothes for Ukrainian families who lost their homes.
該慈善機構為失去家園的烏克蘭家庭提供了保暖衣物。
collocation: Ukrainian families
Many Ukrainians work in the tech industry in cities across Europe.
許多烏克蘭人在歐洲各地的城市從事科技業。
Kabir interviewed three Ukrainians for his documentary on local traditions.
Kabir 為他的在地文化紀錄片採訪了三位烏克蘭人。
Stefan's grandmother was a Ukrainian who moved to Canada after the war.
Stefan 的祖母是一位烏克蘭人，戰後移居加拿大。
文法句型
a Ukrainian
the Ukrainians
two Ukrainians
用法筆記
Plural form Ukrainians is regular. The word is also used as an adjective (see adjective entry above), so a 'Ukrainian artist' could mean an artist from Ukraine, not a 'Ukrainian' who is also an artist.
常見錯誤
2. a Slavic language that people speak in Ukraine, written with the Cyrillic alphab
烏克蘭語
烏克蘭人使用的斯拉夫語言
a Slavic language that people speak in Ukraine, written with the Cyrillic alphabet.
Christopher can read Ukrainian quite well but struggles with speaking.
Christopher 烏克蘭語閱讀能力不錯，但口語表達比較吃力。
grammar pattern: read + Ukrainian
Andrés signed up for a Ukrainian course at the community college in autumn.
Andrés 在社區大學報名了一門秋季烏克蘭語課程。
Jack speaks Ukrainian at home with his family and Polish at his office.
Jack 在家裡跟家人說烏克蘭語，在辦公室說波蘭語。
The letter was written in Ukrainian, so Lakan asked a friend to translate it.
那封信是用烏克蘭語寫的，所以 Lakan 請朋友幫忙翻譯。
Ilan translated the short story from Ukrainian into English for the workshop.
Ilan 為工作坊把那篇短篇故事從烏克蘭語翻譯成英文。
文法句型
speak + Ukrainian
in Ukrainian
translate from/into Ukrainian
用法筆記
When referring to the language, do not use an article: 'She speaks Ukrainian' (not 'the Ukrainian'). An article is only used when a following noun specifies the variety: 'the Ukrainian language.'