Scotland

英 [ˈskɒtlənd]

美 [ˈskɑːtlənd]

n.  斯科特兰

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BNC.767

牛津词典

• 形容词Scottish为含义最广的用语，用于苏格兰人和物。Scots仅用于苏格兰人、苏格兰法律，尤其苏格兰语：
  The adjective Scottish is the most general word used to describe the people and things of Scotland, while Scots is only used to describe its people, its law and especially its language.
  1. Scottish dancing
     苏格兰舞蹈
  2. the Scottish parliament
     苏格兰议会
  3. a well-known Scots poet
     著名的苏格兰诗人
  4. a slight Scots accent
     轻微的苏格兰口音
• 用于其他地方则显得有点过时或带有侮辱性。
  and sounds old-fashioned or insulting if it is used in any other way.
  1. Scotch whisky
     苏格兰威士忌
  2. Scotch broth
     苏格兰浓汤
• 名词Scotch指苏格兰威士忌，而名词Scots指与英语密切相关的苏格兰语。苏格兰人用Scot表示：
  The noun Scotch means whisky, and the noun Scots refers to a language spoken in Scotland, closely related to English. A person who comes from Scotland is a Scot .
  1. The Scots won their match against England.
     苏格兰人在与英格兰人的比赛中获胜。

双语例句

• On their journey south they hit a bank of fog off the north-east coast of Scotland.
  南行途中，他们在苏格兰东北海岸外遭遇了大雾。
• Ben Nevis, in Scotland, is Britain's highest mountain.
  苏格兰境内的本尼维斯山是英国最高的山。
• For most of the spring and early summer her base was her home in Scotland.
  春天和初夏的大部分时间，她都是在苏格兰的家里度过的。
• Grandma was from Scotland.
  奶奶是苏格兰人。
• This is almost the mirror image of the situation in Scotland.
  这几乎就是苏格兰局势的翻版。
• Seacliff House is one of the most romantic ruins in Scotland.
  海崖城堡是苏格兰最富有浪漫色彩的遗迹之一。
• He tried to stay a few months every year in Scotland.
  他每年都会争取在苏格兰住几个月。
• Government popularity in Scotland has slumped to its lowest level since the 1970s.
  苏格兰政府的支持率骤跌至20世纪70年代以来的最低水平。Slumpisalsoanoun.
• They used to have a cottage in N.W. Scotland
  他们原来在苏格兰西北部有一间小屋。
• We're going to Scotland for our holidays.
  我们要去苏格兰度假。