| 单词 | ethnic |
| 释义 | ethnic —ethnically, adv. /eth"nik/, adj. 1. pertaining to or characteristic of a people, esp. a group (ethnic group) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like. 2. referring to the origin, classification, characteristics, etc., of such groups. 3. being a member of an ethnic group, esp. of a group that is a minority within a larger society: ethnic Chinese in San Francisco. 4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of members of such a group. 5. belonging to or deriving from the cultural, racial, religious, or linguistic traditions of a people or country: ethnic dances. 6. Obsolete. pagan; heathen. n. 7. a member of an ethnic group. [1325-75; ME ethnik heathen < LL ethnicus < Gk ethnikós. See ETHNO-, -IC] Syn. 1. native, national, indigenous; cultural, racial. |
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