occidental
英 [ɒksɪ'dent(ə)l]
美[,ɑksə'dɛntl]
- n. 西方人；欧美人
- adj. 西方的；西洋的
词态变化
复数: occidentals;名词: occident;
英文词源
- occidental (adj.)
- c. 1400, from Old French occidental (14c.) and directly from Latin occidentalis "western," from occidentem (see occident). As a capitalized noun meaning "a Western person" (opposed to Oriental) from 1857.
双语例句
- 1. In some respects the African mind works rather differently from the occidental one.
- 在某些方面，非洲人的思维方式与西方人相差甚远。
来自辞典例句
- 2. My dense Occidental mind did not immediately follow his meaning.
- 我这个不机灵的西方脑袋瓜未能立即体会他的意思.
来自辞典例句
- 3. A sort of halo, an occidental glow, came over life then.
- 那时候,就有一种祥光, 一片晚霞, 在生活上,笼罩缭绕.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Occidental don't often entertain guests; but Chinese often invite friend to dinner.
- 西方人不常款待客人, 而中国人却经常邀请朋友吃饭.
来自互联网
- 5. Dreier, who directs the Urban and Environmental Policy Program at Occidental.
- 在西方, 他指导了城市和环境政策计划.
来自互联网