喜樂美語

核心畫面

You can think of eastern as simply 'belonging to the east side' — pointing toward where the sun rises. Start with the east part of one country or area; then the same arrow, pointed at the world map, lands on whole regions people call 'the East' — the Asian East, and the eastern half of Europe.

可以想成「屬於東邊那一側的」——朝著太陽升起的方向。先從一個國家或地區的東半部出發；同一支箭頭往世界地圖上一指，就落…更多收起可以想成「屬於東邊那一側的」——朝著太陽升起的方向。先從一個國家或地區的東半部出發；同一支箭頭往世界地圖上一指，就落在大家習慣稱作「東方」的整片區域：亞洲的東方，以及歐洲的東半部。

Three branches

某地的東部

核心畫面本身：方位上「東邊那一側」，用在一個國家或地區的內部。

eastern (east side) · adjective · B1

Belonging to the east side of a country or area, or coming from there.

東部的 / 東邊的

亞洲的東方

把「東邊」從一國內部放大到整個世界地圖，落在習稱「東方」的亞洲。

eastern (Asian) · adjective · B1

To do with Asia, especially China and Japan, or coming from there.

東方的（亞洲）

東歐的

同樣是放大到區域尺度的「東邊」，只是這次框的是歐洲的東半部。

eastern European · adjective · B1

From the countries in the east part of Europe.

東歐的

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Easternadj

  • 1

    Of a region designated as the East by convention or from the perspective of the speaker or author.

    • The noble steamer Atlantic, after a most favorable passage of twelve days, carried our friends safely to the desired port of Liverpool. As Natalie stood once again upon terra firma, she could hardly credit that over three thousand miles of ocean separated her from her home,—that the same waves which washed the shores of her cherished island, broke upon the shores of this Eastern world.
  • 2

    Of the Christian churches originating in the church of the Eastern Roman Empire.

  • 3

    Eastern Orthodox.

easternadj/ˈiː.stən/

  • 1

    Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.

    • While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
    • The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
  • 2

    Blowing from the east; easterly.

  • 3

    Oriental.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。