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单词 Asian
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Definition of Asian in English:

Asian

adjective ˈeɪʒ(ə)nˈeɪʃ(ə)nˈeɪʒən
  • Relating to Asia or its people, customs, or languages.

    (与)亚洲(有关)的,(与)亚洲人(有关)的,(与)亚洲风俗(有关)的,(与)亚洲语言(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She has opened eight Asian dance academies and is now lined up to work with Gareth Gates on his latest tour.
    • Korea is the old powerhouse of Asian soccer and of relative World Cup vintage.
    • They came across a group of seven or eight Asian youths, gathered behind a garden wall.
    • There is a fantastic array of dishes on offer with everything from continental to Asian cuisine.
    • He said that another chief theme was to get more Asian women into business.
    • The awards identify some of the most prominent and successful Asian people in the country.
    • All that were visible were groups of young Asian men, standing on the balconies of the rebuilt block.
    • It is also a denial of that girl's right to fulfil her potential at a time when many Asian girls are doing well at school.
    • Similarly, my local library is full of books in Asian languages but no books in Gaelic.
    • It's good to show everyone that Asian people do have a great sense of humour.
    • Her personal message to any young Asian woman is to go for it, however unlikely it may seem.
    • A new heated discussion is taking place now between the five Central Asian countries.
    • Fred and I rarely eat Asian food at home, but maybe this simple recipe will help change that.
    • I guess it finally hit me because we ended up at a rather weird Asian noodle place for lunch.
    • Fish was the dish of the day as a brave Bradford chef attempted to create the world's largest Asian dish.
    • An activity zone will feature a range of traditional Asian activities including how to put on a sari.
    • I doubt whether Punjabi or the dozens of other Asian languages have this kind of importance.
    • He will not need a lengthy learning period before getting up to speed on Asian issues.
    • There is a shortage of European language interpreters but no lack of Asian language speakers.
    • As the violence escalated several Asian businesses along Legrams Lane were smashed.
noun ˈeɪʒ(ə)nˈeɪʃ(ə)nˈeɪʒən
  • A native of Asia or a person of Asian descent.

    亚洲人,亚裔

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was the shock treatment that east Asians needed to make them see the need for reform.
    • It was also responsible for a gradual introduction of Indians and other Asians into British society.
    • They look like typically articulate and casually dressed young Asians.
    • Its sharp, contemporary tone and content is designed to reflect the issues that matter to British Asians.
    • To see what is really bothering young Asians, look no further than BBC radio's Asian Network.
    • The problem centres on the different ways in which Asians and Africans are treated in the census form.
    • The station was given the title after being the popular vote of UK Asians.
    • One, which greatly appealed to him, was the opportunity to cast Asians in the Asian roles.
    • He has led the way for many Scottish Asians to follow his lead and play for their country.
    • Rice is so important to the Asian diet that it may be the main component of almost all the meals Asians consume.
    • Note that I am in no way disrespecting Asia, Asians or Asian products with this name.
    • Alex Sonson complained that merely introducing the bill raised harmful stereotypes about Asians.
    • The many successes achieved by young British Asians in all areas of our creative industries are too little known.
    • The Japanese, like other Asians, rarely bake or roast, so most cooking takes place on the stove or range top.
    • The emergence of British Asians in contemporary music is a good example.
    • Five young Asians told us how they are adopting the tradition of arranged marriages to suit their modern needs.
    • This last fact is of little interest to the Japanese - like most Asians, they have no fear of MSG.
    • I have met many Asians for whom, after living for a lifetime in London, an English home remains a curiosity.
    • It's heartening that the finalists have included Asians, West Indians and Chinese.
    • This is extremely useful as it gives a real idea of what influence this growing band of Asians had on British life.

Usage

In Britain Asian is generally used to refer to people who come from (or whose parents came from) India, Pakistan, or elsewhere in South Asia, while in North America it refers to people from China, Japan, and other countries of East Asia

Derivatives

  • Asianness

  • noun
    • This resistance to confrontation and questioning were seen as ways of preserving harmony and inclusivity, which are seen as positive attributes of Asianness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If they had been, they surely would have been more concerned with religion, and even caste, than mere Asianness.
      • Examining whiteness teaches us that the myths and stereotypes of whiteness go hand in hand with the myths and stereotypes of blackness, Asianness, or any other ethnicity.
      • Though she masquerades in the fashions, make-up, and body language of white yuppies, her Asianness and her visceral discomfort read as distinctly as their whiteness.
      • At the same time, the transpacific migrations within and of Hollywood continue to perpetuate the myth that any marker of Asianness is synonymous with foreignness.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin Asianus, from Greek Asianos, from Asia (see Asia).

Rhymes

ablation, aeration, agnation, Alsatian, Amerasian, aviation, cetacean, citation, conation, creation, Croatian, counterdemonstration, counterproliferation, crustacean, curation, Dalmatian, delation, dilation, donation, duration, elation, fixation, Galatian, geolocation, glocalization, gyration, Haitian, halation, Horatian, ideation, illation, lavation, legation, libation, location, lunation, mutation, natation, nation, negation, notation, nutation, oblation, oration, ovation, potation, relation, rogation, rotation, Sarmatian, sedation, Serbo-Croatian, station, staycation, taxation, Thracian, vacation, vexation, vocation, zonation

Definition of Asian in US English:

Asian

adjectiveˈāZHənˈeɪʒən
  • Relating to Asia or its people, customs, or languages.

    (与)亚洲(有关)的,(与)亚洲人(有关)的,(与)亚洲风俗(有关)的,(与)亚洲语言(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Similarly, my local library is full of books in Asian languages but no books in Gaelic.
    • They came across a group of seven or eight Asian youths, gathered behind a garden wall.
    • There is a fantastic array of dishes on offer with everything from continental to Asian cuisine.
    • It is also a denial of that girl's right to fulfil her potential at a time when many Asian girls are doing well at school.
    • I guess it finally hit me because we ended up at a rather weird Asian noodle place for lunch.
    • There is a shortage of European language interpreters but no lack of Asian language speakers.
    • Fred and I rarely eat Asian food at home, but maybe this simple recipe will help change that.
    • An activity zone will feature a range of traditional Asian activities including how to put on a sari.
    • As the violence escalated several Asian businesses along Legrams Lane were smashed.
    • Her personal message to any young Asian woman is to go for it, however unlikely it may seem.
    • He will not need a lengthy learning period before getting up to speed on Asian issues.
    • I doubt whether Punjabi or the dozens of other Asian languages have this kind of importance.
    • The awards identify some of the most prominent and successful Asian people in the country.
    • All that were visible were groups of young Asian men, standing on the balconies of the rebuilt block.
    • Fish was the dish of the day as a brave Bradford chef attempted to create the world's largest Asian dish.
    • It's good to show everyone that Asian people do have a great sense of humour.
    • A new heated discussion is taking place now between the five Central Asian countries.
    • He said that another chief theme was to get more Asian women into business.
    • Korea is the old powerhouse of Asian soccer and of relative World Cup vintage.
    • She has opened eight Asian dance academies and is now lined up to work with Gareth Gates on his latest tour.
nounˈāZHənˈeɪʒən
  • A native of Asia or a person of Asian descent.

    亚洲人,亚裔

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To see what is really bothering young Asians, look no further than BBC radio's Asian Network.
    • Rice is so important to the Asian diet that it may be the main component of almost all the meals Asians consume.
    • He has led the way for many Scottish Asians to follow his lead and play for their country.
    • They look like typically articulate and casually dressed young Asians.
    • Alex Sonson complained that merely introducing the bill raised harmful stereotypes about Asians.
    • This last fact is of little interest to the Japanese - like most Asians, they have no fear of MSG.
    • One, which greatly appealed to him, was the opportunity to cast Asians in the Asian roles.
    • Its sharp, contemporary tone and content is designed to reflect the issues that matter to British Asians.
    • Note that I am in no way disrespecting Asia, Asians or Asian products with this name.
    • The emergence of British Asians in contemporary music is a good example.
    • It's heartening that the finalists have included Asians, West Indians and Chinese.
    • The station was given the title after being the popular vote of UK Asians.
    • This is extremely useful as it gives a real idea of what influence this growing band of Asians had on British life.
    • The problem centres on the different ways in which Asians and Africans are treated in the census form.
    • I have met many Asians for whom, after living for a lifetime in London, an English home remains a curiosity.
    • It was the shock treatment that east Asians needed to make them see the need for reform.
    • Five young Asians told us how they are adopting the tradition of arranged marriages to suit their modern needs.
    • It was also responsible for a gradual introduction of Indians and other Asians into British society.
    • The Japanese, like other Asians, rarely bake or roast, so most cooking takes place on the stove or range top.
    • The many successes achieved by young British Asians in all areas of our creative industries are too little known.

Usage

In North America, Asian refers to people from China, Japan, and other countries of East Asia, while in Britain it is used to refer to people who come from (or whose parents came from) India, Pakistan, or elsewhere in South Asia. See also oriental

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin Asianus, from Greek Asianos, from Asia (see Asia).

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