单词 | euro-asian |
释义 | > as lemmasEuro-Asian Euro-Asian adj. Brit. /ˌjʊərəʊˈeɪʃn/ , /ˌjɔːrəʊˈeɪʃn/ , /ˌjʊərəʊˈeɪʒn/ , /ˌjɔːrəʊˈeɪʒn/ , U.S. /ˌjəroʊˈeɪʒ(ə)n/ , /ˌjʊroʊˈeɪʒ(ə)n/ (a) of or designating a person of mixed European and Asian heritage (cf. Eurasian adj. 1); (b) of or relating to both Europe and Asia, esp. considered as forming a single continent (cf. Eurasian adj. 2a).ΚΠ 1862 D. Wilson Prehistoric Man II. 480 (table) Euro-asian, of mixed European and Asiatic blood. 1878 G. C. M. Birdwood Handbk. Brit. Indian Section (Paris Universal Exhibition) 2 Japan is placed on the east of the Euro-Asian continent symmetrically with the British Isles on the west. 1992 W. T. Parsons & E. G. Cuthbertson Noxious Weeds Austral. 550/1 Curled dock and broadleaf dock are of Euro-Asian origin. 1998 Gay Times Aug. (Classified Ads section) 30/3 London-based, 22 year-old Euro-Asian M, fun-loving, friendly professional dancer. < as lemmas |
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