You can think of eastern as simply 'belonging to the east side' — pointing toward where the sun rises. Start with the east part of one country or area; then the same arrow, pointed at the world map, lands on whole regions people call 'the East' — the Asian East, and the eastern half of Europe.
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原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Easternadj
- 1
Of a region designated as the East by convention or from the perspective of the speaker or author.
- The noble steamer Atlantic, after a most favorable passage of twelve days, carried our friends safely to the desired port of Liverpool. As Natalie stood once again upon terra firma, she could hardly credit that over three thousand miles of ocean separated her from her home,—that the same waves which washed the shores of her cherished island, broke upon the shores of this Eastern world.
- 2
Of the Christian churches originating in the church of the Eastern Roman Empire.
- 3
Eastern Orthodox.
easternadj/ˈiː.stən/
- 1
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
- While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
- 2
Blowing from the east; easterly.
- 3
Oriental.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。