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occidental

英 [ɒksɪ'dent(ə)l] 美 [,ɑksə'dɛntl]

n. 西方人；欧美人
adj. 西方的；西洋的

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。

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.

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.

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.

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.