Old English easterne "of the east, from the east; oriental; of the Eastern Orthodox Church; of the eastern part of the globe," from east + -erne, suffix denoting direction. Cognate with Old Saxon ostroni, Old High German ostroni, Old Norse austroenn. Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia so called from 1620s.
雙語例句
1. Physical and ideological barriers had come down in Eastern Europe.
物質和意識形態上的障礙在東歐已不復存在。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Two trains collided head-on in north-eastern Germany early this morning.
今天早上德國東北部兩列火車迎面相撞。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake.
東歐的幾個國家正在計算昨天的地震帶來的損失。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Whereas West Germans drink wine, their Eastern cousins prefer Schnapps.
西德人喝葡萄酒，而他們東德的兄弟姐妹則喜歡喝杜松子酒。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Italy's industrial districts are concentrated in its north-central and north-eastern regions.