A Semite, in the old dictionary sense, is a person grouped with Jews, Arabs, and, in ancient history, peoples such as the Babylonians and Assyrians. The name comes from Shem (also written Sem), a son of Noah in the Bible, plus -ite, “a person of.” Though actually, “race” is a messy word here, and many careful writers now avoid it.

A Semite, in the old dictionary sense, is a person grouped with Jews, ArabsSemite在舊字典的意思裡，是被歸類為跟猶太人、阿拉伯人同一群的人 and, in ancient history, peoples such as the Babylonians and Assyrians在古代歷史上，還包括像巴比倫人和亞述人這樣的民族 The name comes from Shem (also written Sem), a son of Noah in the Bible這個名字來自Shem（也拼作Sem），也就是聖經裡挪亞的一個兒子 plus -ite, "a person of."加上字尾-ite，意思是「屬於…的人」 Though actually, "race" is a messy word here不過其實「race（種族）」這個字在這裡用起來很有問題 and many careful writers now avoid it現在很多謹慎的作者都會避免使用

Modern scholars are far more comfortable talking about Semitic languages — Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, and others — than about one Semite “race.” In everyday English you rarely hear someone called a Semite at all. What you hear constantly is antisemitism (also written anti-Semitism), which in real use means hatred of Jews, not of every Arabic speaker.

Modern scholars are far more comfortable talking about Semitic languages現代學者更習慣談Semitic languages（閃語族語言） Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, and others像是希伯來文、阿拉伯文、亞蘭文等等 than about one Semite "race."而不是談某個Semite「種族」 In everyday English you rarely hear someone called a Semite at all在日常英文裡，你很少聽到有人被稱作a Semite What you hear constantly is antisemitism (also written anti-Semitism)你常常聽到的反而是antisemitism（也拼作anti-Semitism） which in real use means hatred of Jews, not of every Arabic speaker這個字實際使用時指的是對猶太人的仇恨，不是對所有講阿拉伯語的人

The noun can feel academic, biblical, or dated, and it is easy to hurt people if you swing it loosely. Use it with care, if you use it at all.

The noun can feel academic, biblical, or dated這個名詞給人的感覺可能是學術性的、聖經式的、或有點過時 and it is easy to hurt people if you swing it loosely如果隨便亂用，很容易傷到別人 Use it with care, if you use it at all如果真的要用，也要小心使用