单词 | ethnic |
释义 | ethnic [usually before noun] connected with or belonging to a nation, race or tribe that shares a cultural tradition; happening or existing between people of different races or tribes; typical of a country or culture that is very different from modern western culture and therefore interesting for people in western cultures民族的;种族(间)的;具有民族特色的;异国风情的◆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。◆the conference strongly condemned the practice of ethnic cleansing (= mass killing of one ethnic group by another).大会强烈谴责了种族清洗行为。◆the country is divided along ethnic lines.这个国家按民族划分界线。◆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。ⓘ ethnic has become a more popular word in recent years to describe a person's background or origins, or the group they belong to, in phrases such as ethnic group/origin/minority. it is considered more general and less offensive than words such as race or tribe. it can describe not just the racial background of a group of people, but also their religion, customs and culture. * ethnic 近年成为一个更为流行的词,描述人的背景或出身,或所属的族裔,用在 ethnic group/origin/minority 等短语中。ethnic 被认为含义比较宽泛,比 race 或 tribe 冒犯性要小,不仅可描述某群体的种族背景,还可描述其宗教、风俗和文化。 ➡ see also ethnic group → people 2 ▸ ethnically adverb◆an ethnically divided region种族分裂地区ethnic/ˈeθnɪk ||; ˈɛθnɪk/adj connected with or typical of a particular race or religion 与民族或宗教有关的: ◇ethnic minorities 少数民族◇ethnic food/music/clothes 民族食品 / 音乐 / 服装 ethnicsee ⇨ race 1,2 eth·nic /`ɛθnɪk; ˈeθnɪk/adjrelating to a particular race of people 种族的,民族的,部落的:◇an ethnic minority 少数民族 |
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