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单词 ethnic
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eth·nic

adjective
 OPAL W
/ˈeθnɪk/
/ˈeθnɪk/
  1.  
    connected with or belonging to a group of people that share a cultural tradition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。
    see also multi-ethnic
    Extra Examples
    • 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。
    Topics People in societyb2
  2.  
    typical of a country or culture that is very different from modern Western culture and therefore interesting for people in Western countries具有民族特色的;异国风味的 This use can be considered offensive.
    • 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
  3. 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.

eth·nic

noun
/ˈeθnɪk/
/ˈeθnɪk/
(especially North American English, old-fashioned, offensive)
  1. a person from an ethnic minority少数民族的人
    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.
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