Asian-American [
,eiʃənə'merikən; 'ei-]
n. 亚洲裔美国人
- In most cases, the data collected from Asian-American subjects fell in between the results from Europeans or European Americans and Asians.
在大多数情况下,从亚裔美国人采集的结果会落在欧洲人或欧裔美国人与亚洲人的结果之间。 - The group was split evenly by gender and nearly half were white, 24 percent were black, 21 percent were Asian-American and the rest were from other groups.
研究人员按照性别将研究对象平均分为两组,其中近一半是白人,24%是黑人,21%是亚裔美国人,以及一些其它种族的人。 - The average Asian-American in New Jersey lives an amazing 26 years longer and is 11 times more likely to have a graduate degree than the average American Indian in South Dakota.
平均来说,居住在新泽西州的亚裔美国人要比南达科他州的美国印第安人多活惊人的26年,拥有研究生学位的可能性要大11倍。
Hyphenated American \Hyphenated American\
An American who is referred to by a hyphenated term with the
first word indicating an origin in a foreign country, and the
second term being ``American'', as {Irish-American},
{Italian-American}, {African-American}, {Asian-American}.
Used in reference to Americans of foreign birth or ancestry.
When used of Americans of European ancestry, it is often used
to refer to those who have a strong attachment to the
ancestral country or its culture. It implies that the
individual is imperfectly assimilated into American culture,
and is sometimes used derogatively.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]