occidental
/ˌɒksɪˈdentl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɑːksɪˈdentl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌäk-sə-ˈden-tᵊl/ (ame, mw)
occidental — adjective
- occidentalpositive
- more occidentalcomparative
- most occidentalsuperlative
1. connected with Europe, the Americas, and the wider Western world in culture, his
connected with Europe, the Americas, and the wider Western world in culture, history, or politics
The class compares occidental art with paintings from China and Japan.
collocation: occidental art
Theo bought a book about occidental history at the used shop.
The guide explained how tea reached occidental countries by sea.
Eshe studies the meeting of African music and occidental culture.
- western
the standard everyday adjective for this meaning
- Euro-American
narrower and more academic; stresses Europe and the Americas
- European
narrower because it excludes North America and other Western regions
文法句型
occidental + noun
用法筆記
Mostly found in formal, historical, or academic writing and usually placed before nouns such as art, culture, or history. In everyday English, western is far more common.
常見錯誤
occidental — noun
1. a person from the Western world, especially in formal or historical writing that
a person from the Western world, especially in formal or historical writing that contrasts West and East
In Cairo, Lakan laughed when the guide called Owen an occidental.
countable: an occidental
The historian writes about how occidentals described India in early travel books.
Talia's essay contrasts local traders with occidentals from France and Britain.
At the port, Emre stared at the first occidental he had seen.
文法句型
an occidental
occidentals from + place
用法筆記
Very formal and uncommon in present-day speech. Writers often use it when contrasting people from the West with people from the East in historical discussion.