vanuatu

vanuatu — 名詞

1. Vanuatu is an island country with around 80 islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

1.名詞B1
釋義

萬那杜

西南太平洋的島嶼國家

Vanuatu is an island country with around 80 islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Its capital city, Port-Vila, is on the island of Efate.

例句

Valentina visited Vanuatu last year and loved the beautiful beaches.

Valentina 去年造訪萬那杜，非常喜歡那裡美麗的海灘。

collocation: visited Vanuatu

The government of Vanuatu passed a law to protect the coral reefs around the islands.

萬那杜政府通過了一項法律，保護群島周圍的珊瑚礁。

the government of Vanuatu + singular verb

文法句型

Vanuatu + verb (singular)

the islands of Vanuatu

in / to / from Vanuatu

用法筆記

Vanuatu is a proper noun and usually takes a singular verb: 'Vanuatu is known for…' not 'Vanuatu are known for…'.

常見錯誤

❌Vanuata has beautiful islands.
✅Vanuatu has beautiful islands.
💡the name is spelled V-a-n-u-a-t-u, not Vanuata.
❌Vanuatu are a small country.
✅Vanuatu is a small country.
💡country names in English take singular verbs.

2. The southwestern Pacific contains this chain of more than 80 islands. It lies no

2.名詞B1
釋義

萬那杜群島

組成萬那杜國家的島群

The southwestern Pacific contains this chain of more than 80 islands. It lies northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji.

例句

Vanuatu lies about 2,000 kilometers northeast of Sydney, Australia.

萬那杜位於澳洲雪梨東北方約兩千公里處。

geographic pattern: lies [distance] [direction] of [place]

The islands of Vanuatu were formed by volcanic activity millions of years ago.

萬那杜群島是數百萬年前因火山活動而形成的。

the islands of Vanuatu as subject

文法句型

the islands of Vanuatu

Vanuatu lies / is located [preposition]

用法筆記

This sense focuses on the physical geography — the islands themselves, their location, and their natural features. For the country as a political or administrative unit, use sense 1.

常見錯誤

❌Vanuatu are located west of Fiji.
✅Vanuatu is located west of Fiji.
💡Vanuatu takes a singular verb even when referring to the group of islands.