| 释义 |
amer·i·can
I. \-kən\ noun
(-s)
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: America, the continental region + English -an
1. : an Indian of No. America or So. America
2. : a native or inhabitant of No. America or So. America — usually used with a qualifying adjective
< Latin Americans >
< North Americans >
of all except inhabitants of the United States
3. : a citizen of the United States
4. : american english
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : belonging to, inhabiting, coming from, or forming part of America
< American waters >
< an American people >
< American products >
< the American land masses >
2. : belonging to, inhabiting, coming from, or forming part of the U.S., its possessions, or original territory
< American air bases >
< the first American colonists >
< American soldiers >
< a typical American city >
3. : relating or belonging to the division of mankind that comprises the Indians of No. America and So. America now regarded as an offshoot of the Mongolian |