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Oriental traditionally means 'from the East,' especially East Asia, and is still sometimes used to describe objects, like an oriental rug or oriental art. However, using 'oriental' to describe people is now considered outdated and can sound disrespectful — 'Asian' is the word people use for people today.
東方的(多指物品);形容人時已被視為過時/不妥,現在用Asian
組成From Latin 'oriens,' meaning rising — the direction where the sun rises, the east.
同家族的字
- orientshares the same Latin root meaning east/rising sun — 'to orient yourself' means to find your direction
原始詞典資料11 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。
Orientaladj/ɔːɹiˈɛntəl/
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Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre.
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astrologyastronomyhuman-sciencesPertaining to the eastern part of the sky; happening before sunrise.
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obsoleteHappening in the eastern part of a given place or location.
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offensivedatedPertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia.
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Designating various types of aromatic tobacco grown in Turkey and the Balkans.
Orientalnoun/ɔːɹiˈɛntəl/
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A precious stone, especially an orient pearl.
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offensivedatedA member or descendant of the peoples and cultures of the Orient.
- He looked at her face. He ran his index finger down the bridge of her nose. “Exotic. The last one was an Oriental, too.” “Orientals are rugs and furniture,” Anna said. “Not people.”
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A lily cultivar of a widely varied group, with strong scent.
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archaicA person from the eastern region of a place.
- 1848, National anthem of Uruguay Orientals, the Fatherland or the grave, Liberty or with glory we die!
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。