Oriental
/ɔːriˈɛntəl/
- n.
- 东方人，亚洲人
- adj.
- 东方诸国的，亚洲的，东方的
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
Oriental
词源说明
From Middle English oriental, from Anglo-Norman oriental, Middle French oriental, from Latin orientālis (“eastern”), from oriēns (“rising (of the Sun)”), present active participle of orior (“to rise”).
释义
形容词adjective
- 1Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre. [from 14th c.]
- 2(astronomy, astrology) Pertaining to the eastern part of the sky; happening before sunrise. [from 14th c.]
- 3obsoleteHappening in the eastern part of a given place or location. [15th–19th c.]
- 4dated, often offensivePertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean