eastern
英 ['i?st(?)n]
美['ist?n]
- adj. 東方的；朝東的；東洋的
- n. 東方人；（美國）東部地區(qū)的人
CET4考研CET6中高頻詞核心詞匯
英文詞源
- eastern (adj.)
- Old English easterne "of the east, from the east; oriental; of the Eastern Orthodox Church; of the eastern part of the globe," from east + -erne, suffix denoting direction. Cognate with Old Saxon ostroni, Old High German ostroni, Old Norse austroenn. Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia so called from 1620s.
雙語例句
- 1. Physical and ideological barriers had come down in Eastern Europe.
- 物質(zhì)和意識形態(tài)上的障礙在東歐已不復存在。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Two trains collided head-on in north-eastern Germany early this morning.
- 今天早上德國東北部兩列火車迎面相撞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake.
- 東歐的幾個國家正在計算昨天的地震帶來的損失。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Whereas West Germans drink wine, their Eastern cousins prefer Schnapps.
- 西德人喝葡萄酒，而他們東德的兄弟姐妹則喜歡喝杜松子酒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Italy's industrial districts are concentrated in its north-central and north-eastern regions.
- 意大利的工業(yè)區(qū)集中在該國中北部和東北部地區(qū)。
來自柯林斯例句