1630s, from Latin Asiaticus (surname of Latin Corn. Scipio), from Greek Asiatikos, from Asia (see Asia; also compare Asian). As a noun, by 1763. In ancient Rome, Asiatici oratores was florid and overly ornate prose.
雙語例句
1. This is the Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms.
這就是亞洲的一種觀賞灌木，具有多刺的枝和粉紅色或紅色的花。
來自辭典例句
2. In 1854 , a localized epidemic of Asiatic cholera broke out in London.
一種地方性傳染病――亞細(xì)亞霍亂于1854年在倫敦爆發(fā).
來自辭典例句
3. The condition of Asiatic and European tribes in this period is substantially lost.
亞洲和歐洲部落處在這一時(shí)期的情況基本上已經(jīng)湮沒無聞了.
來自辭典例句
4. Byron was led by a yeoman into the presence of the Commander - in - chief of the Asiatic Fleet.
拜倫被一個(gè)文書軍士領(lǐng)去見亞洲艦隊(duì)司令.
來自辭典例句
5. Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan.