- of or 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。
- a native of Asia or a person of Asian descent亚洲人, 亚裔。
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.
词源
late Middle English: from Latin Asianus, from Greek Asianos, from Asia （see ASIA）.