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orient (n.)

14世纪末, “东边的方向; 太阳最先出现的地平线部分”, 也(现在用大写的 O-) “世界的东部地区, 东部国家” (原含糊地指欧洲东部和南部地区, 即现在所说的中东, 但有时也指埃及和印度), 来自古法语 orient “东边” (11世纪), 来自拉丁语 orientem (名词 oriens) “太阳升起的地方, 东边, 太阳升起的天空部分”, 原为“上升” (附属词), 现在分词 “上升” (见).), 现在分词 oriri “上升” (见 origin).

意为“一水的珍珠”, 到1831年, 是 pearl of the Orient (14世纪末) 的简称, 原意为来自印度海的珍珠. 因此也有“精致的虹彩, 上等珍珠的奇特光泽” (1755) 的意思. 该 Orient Express 是一列从巴黎经维也纳到伊斯坦布尔的火车, 1883-1961年, 从一开始它就与间谍和阴谋有关.

orient (v.)

到1741年, “安排(某物) 以便面向东方”, 来自法语 s'orienter “确定方向”, 字面意思是“面向东方” (也是德语 orientierung), 来自古法语 orient “东方”, 来自拉丁语 orientum (见 orient (n.) ). 扩展义“参照罗盘的点, 将其放置或安排在任何确定的位置上”, 到1842年; 形象义, 指新情况或新思想, 到1850年. 相关链接: Oriented; orienting.

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oriented (adj.)

"having a specified orientation," 1918, past-participle adjective from orient (v.)

origin (n.)

c. 1400, "ancestry, race," from Latin originem (nominative origo) "a rise, commencement, beginning, source; descent, lineage, birth," from stem of oriri "arise, rise, get up; appear above the horizon, become visible; be born, be descended, receive life;" figuratively "come forth, take origin, proceed, start" (of rivers, rumors, etc.), from PIE *heri- "to rise" (source also of Hittite arai- "to arise, lift, raise," Sanskrit iyarti "to set in motion, move," Armenian y-arnem "to rise"). Meaning "beginning of existence" is from 1560s; sense of "that from which something derives its being or nature" is from c. 1600.

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Definitions of orient
1
orient (v.)
be oriented;
Synonyms: point
orient (v.)
determine one's position with reference to another point;
We had to orient ourselves in the forest
Synonyms: orientate
orient (v.)
cause to point;
orient (v.)
familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances;
The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen
orient (v.)
adjust to a specific need or market;
a magazine oriented towards young people
Synonyms: tailor
2
orient (n.)
the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia;
Synonyms: eastern hemisphere
3
Orient (n.)
the countries of Asia;
Synonyms: East
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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