eastern
- 英式英标[\'istɚn]
- 美式音标[\'iːst(ə)n]
adj. 东方的；朝东的；东洋的
n. 东方人；（美国）东部地区的人
英文词源
- eastern (adj.)
- Old English easterne "of the east, from the east; oriental; of the Eastern Orthodox Church; of the eastern part of the globe," from east + -erne, suffix denoting direction. Cognate with Old Saxon ostroni, Old High German ostroni, Old Norse austroenn. Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia so called from 1620s.
实用例句
- 1. Physical and ideological barriers had come down in Eastern Europe.
- 物质和意识形态上的障碍在东欧已不复存在。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Two trains collided head-on in north-eastern Germany early this morning.
- 今天早上德国东北部两列火车迎面相撞。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake.
- 东欧的几个国家正在计算昨天的地震带来的损失。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Whereas West Germans drink wine, their Eastern cousins prefer Schnapps.
- 西德人喝葡萄酒，而他们东德的兄弟姐妹则喜欢喝杜松子酒。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Italy's industrial districts are concentrated in its north-central and north-eastern regions.
- 意大利的工业区集中在该国中北部和东北部地区。
来自柯林斯例句