easterner
/ˈiːstənə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈiːstərnər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈē-stər-nər ˈē-stə-nər/ (ame, mw)
easterner — 名詞
- easternersingular
- easternersplural
1. someone whose home is in the eastern part of a country, most often the United St
東部人
來自一國東部地區的人，尤指美國
someone whose home is in the eastern part of a country, most often the United States
After moving to Seattle, Brooke still sounded like an easterner to her neighbors.
搬到西雅圖後，Brooke 在鄰居耳中聽起來仍像個東部人。
sound like an easterner to [group]
The documentary follows an easterner who feels lost on a Montana ranch.
那部紀錄片講的是一位東部人到了蒙大拿州的牧場後，覺得格格不入。
At the rodeo, Devika admitted she was an easterner visiting Wyoming for the first time.
在牛仔競技表演上，Devika 承認自己這個東部人是第一次來懷俄明州。
The senator joked that an easterner should not lecture farmers about drought.
那位參議員開玩笑說，東部人不該教農民怎麼面對乾旱。
Romi, an easterner from Boston, had never driven six hours without seeing a town.
Romi 這位來自波士頓的東部人，從沒開車六小時還看不到一個城鎮。
- East Coaster
narrower and more informal; usually points to the Atlantic coast rather than the whole eastern half of the US
- northeasterner
more specific; refers to the northeastern states, not the entire East
- westerner
a person from the western part of the same country, especially the US
- Midwesterner
a person from the central northern states of the US, not the East
文法句型
an easterner from [city/state]
easterners and westerners
用法筆記
This sense is most common in US English when speakers contrast regional habits, speech, or identity. It often appears beside words like 'westerner' or 'Midwesterner'.
常見錯誤
2. someone from Asia, especially in writing that contrasts the East with Europe or
東方人
較舊用法，指來自亞洲的人
someone from Asia, especially in writing that contrasts the East with Europe or the West
In the old novel, the sailor calls every visitor from China an easterner.
在那本舊小說裡，那名水手把每個來自中國的訪客都叫作東方人。
call + nationality group + an easterner
The travel essay describes Yuki as an easterner studying art in Paris.
那篇遊記把 Yuki 描寫成一位在巴黎學藝術的東方人。
During the lecture, the professor described Ravi as an easterner shaped by Asian customs.
演講中，那位教授把 Ravi 形容成一位深受亞洲風俗影響的東方人。
A museum guide explained how older writers imagined the easterner.
一位博物館導覽員說明了較早的作家如何想像東方人。
In that film, Sofia plays an easterner who surprises a rich London family.
在那部電影裡，Sofia 飾演一位讓倫敦富裕家庭感到意外的東方人。
- westerner
used when the contrast is between Asia or the East and the Western world
文法句型
an easterner from [Asian country]
easterner and westerner
用法筆記
Today, 'Asian' is the usual neutral word in everyday English. This sense of 'easterner' sounds older and is mainly used in literary, historical, or contrastive contexts.