occidental
英 [ɒksɪ'dent(ə)l]
美 [,ɑksə'dɛntl]
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. In some respects the African mind works rather differently from the occidental one.
- 在某些方麵，非洲人的思維方式與西方人相差甚遠。
來自辭典例句
- 2. My dense Occidental mind did not immediately follow his meaning.
- 我這個不機靈的西方腦袋瓜未能立即體會他的意思.
來自辭典例句
- 3. A sort of halo, an occidental glow, came over life then.
- 那時候,就有一種祥光, 一片晚霞, 在生活上,籠罩繚繞.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Occidental don't often entertain guests; but Chinese often invite friend to dinner.
- 西方人不常款待客人, 而中國人卻經常邀請朋友吃飯.
來自互聯網
- 5. Dreier, who directs the Urban and Environmental Policy Program at Occidental.
- 在西方, 他指導了城市和環境政策計劃.
來自互聯網