Ethnic People Groups Ethnically Country ˈeθnɪk ˈeθnɪkli Cultural
The word "ethnic" is an adjective typically used to describe connections to racial or cultural groups, or to things (like clothing or music) characteristic of such groups.
As a noun, it can refer to a person from an ethnic minority.
[ADJ 形容词]少数民族的;少数种族的 You can use ethnic to describe people who belong to a particular racial or cultural group but who, usually, do not live in the country where most members of that group live.
[ADJ n]
There are still several million ethnic Germans in Russia.
俄罗斯境内仍有数百万德国人。
ethnically
...a large ethnically Albanian population.
大部分为阿尔巴尼亚人的人口
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](服饰、音乐、食物等)具有民族特色的,民族风味的Ethnic clothing, music, or food is characteristic of the traditions of a particular ethnic group, and different from what is usually found in modern Western culture.
...the original flavours of ethnic dishes.
民族特色菜肴的原汁原味
...a magnificent range of ethnic fabrics.
各式各样具有民族特色的织物
Oxford
eth·nicAWL/ˈeθnɪk; NAmEˈeθnɪk/
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ethnicethnicsadjective1connected with or belonging to a nation, race or people that shares a cultural tradition 民族的;种族的◆ethnic groups/communities族群;种族社区◆ethnic strife/tensions/violence(= between people from different races or peoples)种族冲突╱紧张形势╱暴力◆ethnic Albanians living in Germany生活在德国的阿尔巴尼亚族人2typical of a country or culture that is very different from modern Western culture and therefore interesting for people in Western countries 具有民族特色的;异国风味的◆ethnic clothes/jewellery/cooking具有民族特色的服装╱珠宝首饰╱烹调▶eth·nic·al·ly/ˈeθnɪkli; NAmEˈeθnɪkli/adverb◆an ethnically spanided region种族分裂地区noun( especially NAmE) a person from an ethnic minority少数民族的人eth·nic/ˈeθnɪk; NAmEˈeθnɪk/eth·nic·al·ly/ˈeθnɪkli; NAmEˈeθnɪkli/
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ethnic1 adjective
ethnic2 noun
ethniceth‧nic1 /ˈeθnɪk/ ●●○W3AWL adjective
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1relating to a particular race, nation, or tribe and their customs and traditions: The school teaches pupils from different ethnic groups. ethnic Russians in Estoniaethnic violence/divisions/strife etc (=violence etc between people from different races or cultures)ethnic background/origin The students are from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. plans to partition the republic along ethnic lines (=in a way that keeps different ethnic groups apart)2ethnic cooking/fashion/design etc cooking, fashion etc from countries that are far away, which seems very different and unusual: ethnic music—ethnically /-kli/ adverb: Surinam is culturally and ethnically diverse.COLLOCATIONSnounsan ethnic group· People of Ukrainian descent are Canada’s fifth largest ethnic group.an ethnic minority (=a small ethnic group living within a much larger group)· Ethnic minorities have tended to live together in the same areas of the city.ethnic origin/background (=the race or country that someone originally came from)· Schools are increasingly composed of pupils of different religions and different ethnic origins.an ethnic Russian/Albanian etc (=someone whose family is Russian etc, but who is living in another country)· Romania’s 1.6 million ethnic Hungarians make up about 7 percent of the country’s population.an ethnic mix (=a mixture of people from different ethnic groups who live in the same place)· The city has a wonderful ethnic mix.ethnic diversity (=the fact of including people from many different ethnic groups)· Chicago prides itself on its ethnic diversity.ethnic violence/conflict (=fighting or trouble between different ethnic groups)· Hundreds were killed and injured in the country’s worst outbreak of ethnic violence.ethnic divisions (=disagreements between members of different ethnic groups)· Ethnic divisions continue to plague parts of America.ethnic tension (=a feeling of tension and lack of trust between members of different ethnic groups)· It is feared that the growing ethnic tension could lead to civil war.an ethnic identity (=the feeling of belonging to one race or national group)· These small tribal communities share a common ethnic identity.
ethnic1 adjective
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ethnicethnic2AWL noun [countable]
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someone who comes from a group of people who are a different race, religion etc or who have a different background from most other people in that country: In that neighborhood of New York, we were all ethnics.
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民族的(50%),种族的(32%),有民族特色的(11%),少数民族的一员(7%)
adj.种族的;人种的
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