malawi
malawi — 名詞
1. a nation in southeastern Africa, with Zambia lying to its west and Mozambique bo
馬拉威
非洲東南部的國家
a nation in southeastern Africa, with Zambia lying to its west and Mozambique bordering it on the east and south
Adisa spent two years teaching English in a rural village in Malawi.
Adisa 在馬拉威的一個偏遠村莊教了兩年英文。
prepositional phrase: in Malawi
The coffee beans Ramón bought came from the highlands of southern Malawi.
Ramón 買的咖啡豆產自馬拉威南部的高地。
possessive/genitive: of Malawi
Most people in Malawi grow their own food on small family farms.
馬拉威大多數人都在自家的小塊農地上種植糧食。
Tamar read a book about the history of Malawi and its many ethnic groups.
Tamar 讀了一本關於馬拉威歷史及其眾多民族的書。
用法筆記
Always capitalise the first letter, as with all country names. A person from Malawi is called a Malawian.
常見錯誤
2. a landlocked republic in southeastern Africa whose eastern border is formed by L
馬拉威國
非洲東南部的內陸共和國
a landlocked republic in southeastern Africa whose eastern border is formed by Lake Malawi; it became independent from British rule in 1964 and its capital is Lilongwe
Lake Malawi stretches over five hundred kilometres along the eastern side of the country.
馬拉威湖沿著該國東側延伸超過五百公里。
proper noun + geographical feature: Lake Malawi
Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, has grown steadily since the country gained independence.
馬拉威首都 Lilongwe 自國家獨立以來持續穩定成長。
appositive: the capital of Malawi
Walid learned that Malawi was known as Nyasaland when it was under British administration.
Walid 了解到馬拉威在英國統治時期曾被稱為 Nyasaland。
historical name: formerly Nyasaland
The national flag of Malawi has three horizontal stripes in black, red, and green.
馬拉威的國旗上有黑、紅、綠三條橫條紋。
collocation: national flag of Malawi
用法筆記
This sense provides geographic and historical detail. In everyday conversation the basic sense (COUNTRY IN AFRICA) is more common. Lake Malawi is the third-largest lake in Africa and contains more fish species than any other lake on the continent.
同根字
- Malawian形容詞B1
- Malawian名詞B1
常見搭配
常用片語
- the Republic of Malawi
- the people of Malawi
- the history of Malawi