- Anything western comes from the west, like a western wind that blows your hair sideways. Western also refers to anything from that half of the world — North America and Europe — as well as old cowboy movies.
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- adj. 西方的，西部的
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1. western Spain
西班牙西部
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2. Western Europe
西欧
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3. the western slopes of the mountain
山的西坡
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4. Western art
西方艺术
- western (adj.) "toward or of the west," late Old English westerne "western, westerly, coming from the west," from west + -erne, suffix denoting direction. The noun meaning "book or movie about the Old West" is first attested 1909. Westerner is from 1837 as "person from the U.S. West," 1880 as "Euro-American," as opposed to Oriental.
west·ern ★ / ˈwestən ; NAmE ˈwestərn / adjective , noun western westerns adjective ★ 1 ★ [only before noun ] ( abbr.W ) ( alsoWestern ) located in the west or facing west 西方的；向西的；西部的 ◆ western Spain 西班牙西部 ◆ Western Europe 西欧 ◆ the western slopes of the mountain 山的西坡 2 ★ ( usuallyWestern ) connected with the west part of the world, especially Europe and N America 西方的；西方国家的；（尤指）欧美的 ◆ Western art 西方艺术 ☞see also country and western noun a film/movie or book about life in the western US in the 19th century, usually involving cowboys （描写 19 世纪美国西部，尤指有关牛仔生活的）西部电影，西部小说 west·ern / ˈwestən ; NAmE ˈwestərn /
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