occidental
英 [ˌɒk.sɪˈden.təl]
美 [ˌɑːk.səˈden.t̬əl]
记忆“occidental”的方法是将其分解为“oc”和“cidental”。首先,“oc”可以联想到“ocean”(海洋),代表广大的西方世界。然后,“cidental”可以想象为“side”和“west”的结合,即“west side”(西侧)。因此,将这两个部分结合起来,可以记住“occidental”指的是西方的、西方世界的。
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- occidental (adj.)
- c. 1400, from Old French occidental (14c.) and directly from Latin occidentalis "western," from occidentem (see occident). As a capitalized noun meaning "a Western person" (opposed to Oriental) from 1857.
- 1. In some respects the African mind works rather differently from the occidental one.
- 在某些方面,非洲人的思维方式与西方人相差甚远。
- 2. My dense Occidental mind did not immediately follow his meaning.
- 我这个不机灵的西方脑袋瓜未能立即体会他的意思.
- 3. A sort of halo, an occidental glow, came over life then.
- 那时候,就有一种祥光, 一片晚霞, 在生活上,笼罩缭绕.
- 4. Occidental don't often entertain guests; but Chinese often invite friend to dinner.
- 西方人不常款待客人, 而中国人却经常邀请朋友吃饭.
- 5. Dreier, who directs the Urban and Environmental Policy Program at Occidental.
- 在西方, 他指导了城市和环境政策计划.