1570s (n.); 1590s (adj.), from Modern Latin Americanus, from America (q.v.); originally in reference to what now are called Native Americans; the sense of "resident of North America of European (originally British) descent" is first recorded 1640s (adj.); 1765 (n.).
雙語例句
1. Very likely he'd told them he had American business interests.
很可能他已經告訴他們自己擁有美國商業利益.
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2. Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards.
美國早期的風向標大多截自平直的木板。
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3. She has had many credits and name-checks in American Vogue.
美國版《時尚》多次對她進行贊揚或是提到她的名字。
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4. Today's Security Council resolution will be a significant success for American diplomacy.
今天的安理會決議對于美國外交而言是一次重大的成功。
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5. The continued bleakness of the American job market was blamed.