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.
双语例句
1. This is the Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms.
这就是亚洲的一种观赏灌木，具有多刺的枝和粉红色或红色的花。
来自辞典例句
2. In 1854 , a localized epidemic of Asiatic cholera broke out in London.
一种地方性传染病――亚细亚霍乱于1854年在伦敦爆发.
来自辞典例句
3. The condition of Asiatic and European tribes in this period is substantially lost.
亚洲和欧洲部落处在这一时期的情况基本上已经湮没无闻了.
来自辞典例句
4. Byron was led by a yeoman into the presence of the Commander - in - chief of the Asiatic Fleet.
拜伦被一个文书军士领去见亚洲舰队司令.
来自辞典例句
5. Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan.
