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Asiatic/eiʃiˈætik, eiz-/ n. & adj.●n. offens. an Asian [冒犯]亚洲人 ●adj. (offens. if used of people) Asian (如用于指人带有贬义)亚洲的；亚洲人的 [Latin Asiaticus from Greek Asiatikos]■ Usage 用法说明 Asiatic is now acceptable only as an adjective, and is found chiefly in geographical, zoological, and medical contexts, e.g. Asiatic coastal regions; Asiatic gold plover; Asiatic cholera. See also Usage Note as ASIAN. Asiatic 一词现一般仅用于形容词，且只用于地理、动物、医学等领域。例如 Asiatic coastal regions (亚洲沿海地区)； Asiatic gold plover (亚洲千鸟)； Asiatic cholera (亚洲霍乱)等。另见 ASIAN 用法注释。 |