occident

名词 occident:

1. the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
   同义词：West
2. the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
   同义词：western hemisphere, New World

oc.ci.dent

n.Abbr. occ.（名词）缩写 occ.
Western lands or regions; the west.
西方（国家）：西方的土地或地方；西方
Occident The countries of Europe and the Western Hemisphere.
Occident 欧洲及西半球的国家

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin occidôns occident- [from present participle of] occidere [to set (used of the sun)] * see occasion
源自 拉丁语 occidôns occident- [] 源自occidere的现在分词 [落山（指太阳）] *参见 occasion