单词详解

1. adj.

A. 西的，西方的，西部的 (relating to or characteristic of regions of western parts of the world)

America is a western country. 美国是一个西方国家。

What’s the difference between the Chinese chess and the western chess?

象棋和西洋棋有什么不同?

B. (常大写) 西洋的，西方的，欧美的 (of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River)

I’d love to, but I don’t know much about Western cultures.

我倒想去，但我对西洋文化了解不多。

2. n. [C]

(常大写) 美国西部片 (或小说、广播等)  ( a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development)

I like movies, but I don’t like Westerns.

我喜欢电影，但不喜欢西部牛仔片。

They filmed a Western on location in the Mexican desert.

他们在墨西哥沙漠外景地拍摄一部西部片。

相关单词

名词：westerner 西方人，欧美人

词根：west

反义词：eastern