Asian

名词 asian:

1. a native or inhabitant of Asia
   同义词：Asiatic

形容词 asian:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
   同义词：Asiatic
2. denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java
   同义词：oriental

1. I've been invited to an Asian wedding. What happens on such occasions?
   我应邀参加亚洲人的婚礼. 这种婚礼是如何举行的?
2. Before entering a house in some Asian countries, it is good manners to take off your shoes.
   在某些亚洲的国家，进屋子之前脱下鞋子才是有礼貌的。
3. How many Asian countries have taken part in the sport meeting?
   有多少亚洲国家参加这次运动会？
4. That Asian stopped me and asked if I was Chinese.
   那个亚洲人拦住我，问我是不是中国人。

A.sian

adj.Abbr. As.（形容词）缩写 As.
Of or relating to Asia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
亚洲的：亚洲或其人民，语言，或文化的与亚洲或其人民，语言，或文化相关的
n.（名词）
A native or inhabitant of Asia.
亚洲人：亚洲本土的人或居民
A person of Asian descent.
亚裔：亚洲人的后裔

The termAsian is now preferred for persons of South and East Asian ancestry (Indians, Southeast Asians, Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, Indonesians, Filipinos, and others) in place of the term Oriental, an older usage that denotes some of these groups.Oriental has been objected to on two grounds: because it suggests racial, rather than cultural identity,and because it identifies the place of origin in terms of its location relative to the West (i.e., .from the East.), rather than in absolute terms.
这个名称亚洲 现在用来称呼南亚和东亚人的后裔（包括印度人，东南亚人，中国人，朝鲜人，日本人，印尼人，菲律宾人和其他人），而不用 oriental， 这是一个老的用法，用来指这些亚洲人中的一些人。反对使用oriental 这个词有两个理由： 因为它暗示着种族的而非文化的特征，还因为它把人与相对于西方（如.来自东方.）的出生地混为一谈，而不以很清楚的名称指称。