Definition
斯拉夫 is an attributive adjective meaning 'Slavic' — it appears before nouns such as 斯拉夫人 ('Slavic person') and 斯拉夫语 ('Slavic language'). It is a phonetic borrowing from English 'Slav' and is used in academic, historical, and cultural contexts.
attr.
Slavic (attributive modifier)
Examples
- 斯拉夫。Sī lā fū wénhuà yuán yuǎn liú cháng.Slavic culture has a long history.
- 斯拉夫。Sī lā fū yǔ shǔ yú Yìn-Ōu yǔxì.Slavic languages belong to the Indo-European language family.
- 斯拉夫。Hěn duō Sī lā fū guójiā shǐyòng Xī lǐ ěr zìmǔ.Many Slavic countries use the Cyrillic alphabet.
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