a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
Adjective:
of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture;"American citizens" "American English" "the American dream"
of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas;"the American hemisphere" "American flora and fauna"
中英词源
american 美国
来自意大利探险家Amerigo Vespucci的名字。
American
1570s (n.); 1590s (adj.), from Modern Latin Americanus, from America (q.v.); originally in reference to what now are called Native Americans; the sense of "resident of North America of European (originally British) descent" is first recorded 1640s (adj.); 1765 (n.).
词态变化
复数 Americans;
权威造句
1. Very likely he"d told them he had American business interests.
很可能他已经告诉他们自己拥有美国商业利益.
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2. Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards.
美国早期的风向标大多截自平直的木板。
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3. She has had many credits and name-checks in American Vogue.
美国版《时尚》多次对她进行赞扬或是提到她的名字。
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4. Today"s Security Council resolution will be a significant success for American diplomacy.
今天的安理会决议对于美国外交而言是一次重大的成功。
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5. The continued bleakness of the American job market was blamed.
美国就业市场的持续低迷被视为罪魁祸首。
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近反义词
American football 美式橄榄球
American Indian 美洲印第安人...
american beauty 红蔷薇
American Express 美国运通(总部在美国...
American Civil Liberties Union [法] 美国民权同盟...
American General 美国普通保险(财富5...
American English 美式英语
as American as apple pie 地道美国式的(苹果馅...
american revolution 美国独立战争...
American elm [机] 美国榆
native American 美洲印地安人...
American plan 美国式收费制...
American larch 美国落叶松
American cheese 美国干酪
American dream 美国梦
Latin American 拉丁美洲的
American cockroach 美洲大蠊
African American African-Am...
Afro-American 美国黑人
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相似短语
American bill 美钞百元券
American type 美式白铁剪
Native American 土生土长的美洲印第安人(有时也指波里尼西亚裔的夏威夷人)
American citizen 美国公民
american columbo phr. 非洲防已
american toad phr. 美国蟾蜍，又名美洲蟾蜍，是一种在美国东部及加拿大很普遍的蟾蜍
american feverfew phr. 草原酸膜（美国东部多年生草本植物，卡托巴印第安人用其叶子治疗烧伤）
