eth·nic
adjective OPAL W
/ˈeθnɪk/
/ˈeθnɪk/
与具有共同文化传统的一群人有联系或属于他们 - ethnic background/origin
种族背景/出身 - ethnic strife/tensions/violence (= between different ethnic groups)
种族冲突/紧张局势/暴力(=不同种族群体之间) - Our government should reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of our country.
我们的政府应该反映我国的种族和民族多样性。 - ethnic Albanians living in Germany
生活在德国的阿尔巴尼亚族人 - The country is divided along ethnic lines.
这个国家按民族划分界线。
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyb2- I did try to reach out to different folks from different ethnic backgrounds.
我确实尝试接触来自不同种族背景的不同人。 - This region of Bulgaria has a large ethnic Turkish population.
保加利亚的这一地区有很多土耳其族人。 - I did not want to be classified according to my skin colour or ethnic origin.
我不想根据我的肤色或种族血统被分类。 - Experience has taught me that our community benefits from expanding ethnic diversity.
经验告诉我,我们的社区受益于扩大种族多样性。
- ethnic background/origin
This use can be considered offensive.具有民族特色的;异国风味的 - ethnic clothes/jewellery/cooking
具有民族特色的服装/珠宝首饰/烹调
Extra Examples- There has been an explosion in the popularity of ethnic crafts.
民族工艺品的流行度呈爆炸式增长。 - There was a stall selling ethnic jewellery from Afghanistan.
有一个摊位销售来自阿富汗的民族特色珠宝首饰。 - the rising popularity of ethnic foods
民族食品越来越受欢迎
- ethnic clothes/jewellery/cooking
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a person not of the Christian or Jewish faith): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek ethnikos ‘heathen’, from ethnos ‘nation’. Current senses date from the 19th cent.