occidental
/ˌɒksɪˈdentl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɑːksɪˈdentl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌäk-sə-ˈden-tᵊl/ (ame, mw)
occidental — 形容詞
- occidentalpositive
- more occidentalcomparative
- most occidentalsuperlative
1. connected with Europe, the Americas, and the wider Western world in culture, his
西方的
和歐美等西方世界有關
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.
這堂課把西方藝術和中國、日本的畫作放在一起比較。
collocation: occidental art
Theo bought a book about occidental history at the used shop.
Theo 在二手書店買了一本談西方歷史的書。
The guide explained how tea reached occidental countries by sea.
導覽員解釋了茶如何靠海路傳到西方國家。
Eshe studies the meeting of African music and occidental culture.
Eshe 研究非洲音樂和西方文化的相遇。
- 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 — 名詞
1. a person from the Western world, especially in formal or historical writing that
西方人
來自西方世界的人
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.
在開羅，Lakan 聽到導覽員把 Owen 稱作西方人時笑了。
countable: an occidental
The historian writes about how occidentals described India in early travel books.
那位歷史學者寫到西方人如何在早期遊記中描述印度。
Talia's essay contrasts local traders with occidentals from France and Britain.
Talia 的文章把當地商人和來自法國、英國的西方人做對比。
At the port, Emre stared at the first occidental he had seen.
在港口，Emre 盯著看他見過的第一個西方人。
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.