east
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 东方，东
- adj.
- 东方的，向东的
- adv.
- 向东方，朝东方
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą, from Proto-Germanic *austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros (“east”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
- The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. [circa 1300]
- (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.
形容词 Adjective
- Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
- (meteorology) Blowing (as wind