oriental
/ˌɔriˈɛntəl/
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adj. 東方的
- Older history books often used the word oriental for anything from East Asia, but writers today rarely do. 以前的歷史書常用「東方的」一詞來形容所有來自東亞的事物，但現在的作者很少這樣用了。
其他意思
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adj. 東方的, 亞洲的
Oriental means coming from or associated with eastern Asia, especially China and Japan.
- There were Oriental carpets on the floors.
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n. 東方人
Some people refer to people from eastern Asia, especially China or Japan as Orientals. This use could cause offence.
- The Orientals use no butter. They prefer the very healthful peanut oil.
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字根
ori, origin 升起、開始
ori + ent + al升起 + 形容詞；人 + 形容詞