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western

英 ['west(ə)n] 美['wɛstɚn]

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反义词eastern

adj. 西方的，西部的；有西方特征的
n. 西方人；西部片，西部小说
n. (Western)人名；(英)韦斯顿

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英文词源

western (adj.): "toward or of the west," late Old English westerne "western, westerly, coming from the west," from west + -erne, suffix denoting direction. The noun meaning "book or movie about the Old West" is first attested 1909. Westerner is from 1837 as "person from the U.S. West," 1880 as "Euro-American," as opposed to Oriental.

双语例句

1. Those statements have never been reported in the Western media.: 那些言论似乎从来没有被西方媒体报道过。

2. A wave of immigrants is washing over Western Europe.: 移民潮正席卷西欧。

3. Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports.: 西方外交官刻意贬低这些报告的重要性。

4. The western-most part of north Wales is a stronghold of Welsh-speakers.: 北威尔士最西部是说威尔士语人的聚居区。

5. Estonia has done much to cultivate the friendship of western European countries.: 爱沙尼亚努力发展与西欧国家的友谊。