austin
austin — 名詞
1. a city in the south-central United States that serves as the seat of government
奧斯汀
美國德州首府，位於科羅拉多河畔
a city in the south-central United States that serves as the seat of government for Texas, sitting beside the Colorado River and known for live music, tech companies, and the main campus of the University of Texas.
Jamal is moving from Boston to the city of Austin in central Texas to start a software job.
瑪雅要從波士頓搬到德州中部的奧斯汀市，去做軟體相關的工作。
place name used as destination after 'to'
Austin hosts the South by Southwest festival every March, which brings thousands of musicians to the city.
奧斯汀每年三月舉辦「西南偏南」音樂節，吸引數千名音樂人來到這座城市。
Austin as subject of an active verb
The state legislature meets in Austin, the capital of Texas, for several months each year.
州議會每年都會在德州首府奧斯汀開會好幾個月。
appositive: 'Austin, the capital of Texas'
Yusuf drove south across Texas from Dallas to downtown Austin in about three hours to visit his cousin.
卡洛斯橫越德州，從達拉斯往南開了大約三小時的車到奧斯汀市中心，去探望他的表弟。
'downtown Austin' anchors the word as an urban location
Many tech workers have moved to Austin, the Texas state capital, drawn by its growing downtown tech scene.
許多科技業員工都搬到德州首府奧斯汀，被當地日漸蓬勃的市中心科技圈所吸引。
appositive 'Austin, the Texas state capital'
- Austin, Texas
- downtown Austin
- the city of Austin
- move to Austin
- Austin city limits
文法句型
used as a place name without 'the'
用法筆記
Capitalised as a proper noun and used without 'the'. Often paired with 'Texas' on first mention (Austin, Texas) so readers don't confuse it with the personal name Austin or other small towns of the same name.
常見錯誤
同根字
- Austinite名詞C1
- Austin-based形容詞B2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- Austin, Texas
- downtown Austin
- the city of Austin
- Austin airport
- Austin city limits
常用片語
- live in Austin
- move to Austin
- fly into Austin
- based in Austin
介系詞搭配
- in Austin
- to Austin
- from Austin
- near Austin