c. 1400, from Old French occidental (14c.) and directly from Latin occidentalis "western," from occidentem (see occident). As a capitalized noun meaning "a Western person" (opposed to Oriental) from 1857.
实用例句
1. In some respects the African mind works rather differently from the occidental one.
在某些方面，非洲人的思维方式与西方人相差甚远。
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2. My dense Occidental mind did not immediately follow his meaning.
我这个不机灵的西方脑袋瓜未能立即体会他的意思.
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3. A sort of halo, an occidental glow, came over life then.
那时候,就有一种祥光, 一片晚霞, 在生活上,笼罩缭绕.
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4. Occidental don't often entertain guests; but Chinese often invite friend to dinner.
西方人不常款待客人, 而中国人却经常邀请朋友吃饭.
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5. Dreier, who directs the Urban and Environmental Policy Program at Occidental.
