nation/'neɪ∫ən/

n. a country, esp. thought of as a group of people with the same language, culture, etc.

n. [C] 国家；民族：the United nations 联合国

◇The President is going to give a speech to the whole nation tomorrow. 总统明天将向全国发表演讲。

◇industrialized/developing nations 工业/发展中国家

◇the Chinese nation 中华民族

nation

national

nationality

nationwide

native

常犯错误

✗ What nation do you come from?

✓ What country do you come from? 你来自哪个国家？

辨析country; nation; state