Hispanic

英 [hi'spænik]美
  • adj. 西班牙的
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中文词源

Hispanic 西班牙的

来自拉丁语Hispanic,西班牙拉丁名，即Spain.拼写比较history,story.

英文词源

Hispanic (adj.)
"pertaining to Spain" (especially ancient Spain) 1580s, from Latin Hispanicus, from Hispania "Iberian Peninsula," from Hispanus "Spaniard" (see Spaniard). Specific application to Spanish-speaking parts of the New World is 1889, American English; especially applied since c. 1972 to Spanish-speaking persons of Latin American descent living in U.S.

双语例句

1. His family tried to assimilate into the white and Hispanic communities.
他一家人试图融入白人和西班牙裔社区。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The former mayor of San Antonio is Hispanic.
圣安东尼奥市的前任市长是拉美裔美国人。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The SBA makes a serious effort to fund programs for minorities, especially African -, Asian - and Hispanic - Americans.
小企业管理局尽量为少数民族, 特别是为黑人和 亚裔 及西班牙 裔 美国人设立的项目提供经费.
来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
4. Not a single black or Hispanic is to be found among the nation's sitting governors.
在美国的现任州长中,没有一位是黑人或西班牙后裔.
来自时文部分
5. Texas is becoming younger , more Hispanic and more urban.
但是,民主党人对民调趋势持积极态度.
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