| 单词 | ethnic |
| 释义 | ethnic (once / 673 pages) 1adjn 2adj An ethnic group encompasses a group of people with a unique culture. People from Bosnia form an ethnic group called Bosnians, and they share common cultural traditions, which often focus on hospitality and family. The word ethnic comes from the Greek ethnos, "nation," "people." Groups of people from specific areas who share the same or similar customs are ethnic groups. People who resettle in other countries often bring their distinctive traditions with them, including language, food, lifestyle, and music. There are ethnic restaurants, shops, and neighborhoods around the world, including Indian buffets, Italian shoe makers, and Greek Towns and China Towns. WORD FAMILYethnic: ethnical, ethnically, ethnicity, ethnics, multi-ethnic, multiethnic+/ethnicity: ethnicities USAGE EXAMPLESPolice said 92 people were detained, including 16 ethnic Germans. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The country “was riven with all kinds of ethnic and tribal divisions before we got there. It’s still there.” New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) He pointed to Thailand forcibly repatriating ethnic Uighurs to China despite the risk they would face persecution. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adj denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people ethnic food Syn cultural, ethnical social living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups 2n a person who is a member of an ethnic group 2Hyper individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being adj not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam Syn heathen, heathenish, pagan irreligious hostile or indifferent to religion |
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