oriental
英[ɔːrɪ'ent(ə)l;ɒr-]
美[,orɪ'ɛntəl]
英英释意
- 1. denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java;
- "Oriental politeness"
- "for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'"
- "Asian ancestry"