Orientate is a British verb that does the everyday work Americans mostly give to orient: to find where you are, to face a certain way, or to get used to a new place, job, or set of ideas. You orientate yourself with a map; a course can be orientated towards beginners; a building can be orientated towards the sea.

Orientate orientate這個字 is是 a British verb一個英式動詞 that做的事情 does the everyday work做的是日常的工作 Americans美國人 mostly大部分 give to orient都交給orient這個字: to find where you are找出你在哪裡, to face a certain way面對某個方向, or或是 to get used to適應 a new place, job, or set of ideas新的地方、工作或一套想法。You你 orientate用orientate這個動作 yourself自己 with a map靠地圖; a course一門課 can be orientated可以是針對 towards beginners初學者設計的; a building一棟建築 can be orientated可以是面向 towards the sea大海的。

British speakers often say orientate and orientated; American speakers almost always say orient and oriented. Both forms turn up in Britain, so the tidy 'British vs American' story is a little tidier than real pages.

British speakers英式的人 often常常 say會說 orientate and orientated orientate和orientated; American speakers美式的人 almost always幾乎都 say會說 orient and oriented orient和oriented。Both forms這兩種形式 turn up in Britain在英國都會出現, so所以 the tidy 'British vs American' story那個乾淨俐落的『英式對美式』說法 is比 a little tidier than real pages比實際情況再整齊一點。

It is a normal school-and-office word, not a poetic one. It does not mean 'make something Asian', even though oriental sits nearby.

It它 is是 a normal school-and-office word一個普通的學校跟辦公室用字, not a poetic one不是什麼詩意的字。It它 does not mean不代表 'make something Asian'『把某個東西變成亞洲風』, even though即使 oriental oriental這個字 sits nearby就在旁邊。