英汉词典

ethnic 基本解释

• adj. 种族的；人种的

ethnic 词态变化

ethnic 中文词源

来自PIE*swedh, 自己，来自*swe的扩大形式，词源同self, idiom, custom. 即自家的，本族的。

ethnic 英文词源

ethnic

ethnic: [14] Greek éthnos meant ‘nation, people’. However, its use in the Septuagint (the early Greek translation of the Old Testament) to render the Hebrew word for ‘gentile’ led to its derived adjective ethnikós, and hence Latin ethnicus, meaning virtually ‘heathen’. It was in this sense that English first acquired the word (‘an ethnic and a pagan king’, Nicholas Udall, Paraphrase of Erasmus 1545); indeed, early etymologists thought that English heathen came from éthnos. The word’s modern anthropological sense is a mid-19th-century return to its roots.

ethnic (adj.)

late 15c. (earlier ethnical, early 15c.) "pagan, heathen," from Late Latin ethnicus, from Greek ethnikos "of or for a nation, national," by some writers (Polybius, etc.) "adopted to the genius or customs of a people, peculiar to a people," and among the grammarians "suited to the manners or language of foreigners," from ethnos "band of people living together, nation, people, tribe, caste," also used of swarms or flocks of animals, properly "people of one's own kind," from PIE *swedh-no-, suffixed form of root *s(w)e-, third person pronoun and reflexive, also forming words referring to the social group (see idiom). Earlier in English as a noun, "a heathen, pagan, one who is not a Christian or Jew" (c. 1400). In modern noun use, "member of an ethnic group," from 1945.

In Septuagint, Greek ta ethne translates Hebrew goyim, plural of goy "nation," especially of non-Israelites, hence especially "gentile nation, foreign nation not worshipping the true God" (see goy), and ethnikos is used by ecclesiastical writers in a sense of "savoring of the nature of pagans, alien to the worship of the true God," and as a noun "the pagan, the gentile." The classical sense of "peculiar to a race or nation" in English is attested from 1851, a return to the word's original meaning; that of "different cultural groups" is 1935; and that of "racial, cultural or national minority group" is American English 1945. Ethnic cleansing is attested from 1991.

Although the term 'ethnic cleansing' has come into English usage only recently, its verbal correlates in Czech, French, German, and Polish go back much further. [Jerry Z. Muller, "Us and Them: The Enduring Power of Ethnic Nationalism," Foreign Affairs, March/April 2008]

ethnic 英文释义

1. denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people;

"influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy

"ethnic food"

2. not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

ethnic 双语例句

1. They've been living and working peacefully with members of various ethnic groups.

他们和不同民族的人们一起和睦地生活和工作。

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2. The ethnic populations are so intermingled that there's bound to be conflict.

各民族人口如此杂居，肯定会发生冲突。

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3. There are still several million ethnic Germans in Russia.

俄罗斯境内仍有数百万德国人。

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4. The book explores the connection between American ethnic and regional literatures.

这本书探讨了美国族裔文学与地区文学之间的关系。

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5. The ministers expressed dismay at the continued practice of ethnic cleansing.

部长们表达了对持续进行的种族清洗的忧虑。

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ethnic 实用场景例句

ethnic strife/tensions/violence (= between people from different races or peoples)

种族冲突 / 紧张形势 / 暴力

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ethnic Albanians living in Germany

生活在德国的阿尔巴尼亚族人

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ethnic clothes/jewellery/cooking

具有民族特色的服装 / 珠宝首饰 / 烹调

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an ethnically divided region

种族分裂地区

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ethnic groups/communities

族群；种族社群

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...a magnificent range of ethnic fabrics.

各式各样具有民族特色的织物

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...the original flavours of ethnic dishes.

民族特色菜肴的原汁原味

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...a survey of Britain's ethnic minorities.

对英国少数民族的调查

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...ethnic tensions.

种族关系紧张

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There are still several million ethnic Germans in Russia.

俄罗斯境内仍有数百万德国人。

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Some 90 % of its 2 m people are ethnic Albanians ( Kosovars ) who want independence.

占200万科索沃总人口90%阿尔巴尼亚人是想获得独立的.

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Ethnic Composition: Most of all people are belongingto Poliynesian are European.

民族: 主要是纽埃人(波利尼西亚人种)还有欧洲人.

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Neighbouring governments this time must also do more to dampen sectarian and ethnic tensions.

这次,邻国政府必须同样付出更多努力来抑制教派及种族间的紧张态势.

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This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.

如果你用钢鼓演奏,这首乐曲将更具民族特色.

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The police are trying to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities.

警察机关正试图从少数民族中征募更多的新警员。

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They've been living and working peacefully with members of various ethnic groups.

他们和不同民族的人们一起和睦地生活和工作。

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Beset by ethnic strife, the province remains ungovernable.

该省因受种族冲突困扰而失控。

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The ethnic populations are so intermingled that there's bound to be conflict.

各民族人口如此杂居，肯定会发生冲突。

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There are still several million ethnic Germans in Russia.

俄罗斯境内仍有数百万德国人。

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The book explores the connection between American ethnic and regional literatures.

这本书探讨了美国族裔文学与地区文学之间的关系。

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The ministers expressed dismay at the continued practice of ethnic cleansing.

部长们表达了对持续进行的种族清洗的忧虑。

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Ethnic tensions among the republics could lead to civil war.

共和国之间紧张的种族关系可能会引发内战。

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There is a crying need for more magistrates from the ethnic minority communities.

亟须更多来自少数民族群体的治安官。

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In late May, government forces began the "ethnic cleansing" of the area around the town.

5月底，政府军对该镇周边地区开始实施“种族清洗”。

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They have redrawn the country's boundaries along ethnic lines.

他们已经按照民族界线重新划定了国家的边界。

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All Singaporeans have to pass exams in the official language of their ethnic group as well as English.

所有新加坡人都必须通过他们自己民族的官方语言及英语的考试。

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Ethnic tensions are an old problem here.

种族矛盾是该地区由来已久的问题。

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