| 单词 | occidental |
| 释义 | occidental (once / 35708 pages) adj You can use the adjective occidental to describe the Western part of the world, as opposed to Asia and the Middle East. The United States is an occidental country. The word occidental is uncommon these days, in part because it's historically been the opposite of oriental, a term for the Eastern countries of the world, mainly Asia — which has come to be considered offensive (or at least old-fashioned). You won't hurt anyone's feelings by describing Europe or Canada as occidental, though few people will know what you mean. The Latin root, occidentem , means "western sky" or "sunset." WORD FAMILYoccidental: occidentalise, occidentalism, occidentalize+/occident: occidental/occidentalize: occidentalized, occidentalizing USAGE EXAMPLESThroughout his career as a studio boss, Run Run borrowed every occidental movie trend, lending each the special Shaw glamour and pizzazz. Time(Jan 07, 2014) If Montezuma was not precisely an occidental Charles the Fifth, neither is he to be regarded as an earlier Sitting Bull. Peck, Harry Thurston, William Hickling Prescott(2012) The latter word evokes to occidental ears images of sensual seduction which the Moroccan harem seldom realizes. Wharton, Edith, In Morocco(2012) adj denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere occidental civilization Syn Hesperian western relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts Occidental (once / 6832 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY Occidental: Occidentalism, Occidentals+/Occident: Occidental, Occidents USAGE EXAMPLESState Department officials might also be reluctant to intervene because Sovannara is a dual citizen, said Ear, the Occidental College professor. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) He also publishes an anti-Semitic website called the Occidental Observer and is one of Spencer’s largest financial patrons. Salon(Dec 08, 2016) He won his first national diving championships in 1942, while a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles, in springboard and platform. Washington Post(Dec 05, 2016) 1 n a native inhabitant of the Occident 2Hyper denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant a person who inhabits a particular place n an artificial language Hyper artificial language a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose |
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