首页orientaloriental英英释意

oriental

英 [ɔːrɪ'ent(ə)l; ɒr-] 美[,orɪ'ɛntəl]
  • adj. 东方的;东方人的
  • n. 东方人

英英释意


1. denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java;
"Oriental politeness"
"for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'"
"Asian ancestry"