Asian

Asian
[ˈeɪʃ(ə)n, -ʒ(ə)n]
adjective
  1. 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
noun
  1. a native of Asia or a person of Asian descent
    亚洲人,亚裔
派生
Asianness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English : from Latin Asianus, from Greek Asianos, from Asia (see Asia)
用法
  1. In Britain Asian is used to refer to people who come from (or whose parents came from) the Indian subcontinent, while in North America it is used to refer to people from the Far East
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