用作定语
▲～+n.
This is an eastern house.这是一座朝东的房子。
He has traveled in eastern countries.他游历了东方诸国。
China is an eastern country.中国是一个东方国家。
Shanghai is in Eastern China.上海位于华东。
That is an eastern custom.那是东方的一种风俗。
He is interested in the eastern music.他对东方音乐感兴趣。
The works of some English artists show an eastern influence.这些英国艺术家的作品显然受了东方的影响。
Chinese is one of the eastern languages.汉语是东方语言之一。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
The custom is eastern.这种习俗是东方的。
The house is eastern.这房子朝东。
词语辨异
eastern, east, easterly
参见east条。
学习参考
在用作地名上,用east还是eastern常只是个习惯问题,并无道理可言。例如:
East Sussex东塞克斯,Eastern Europe东欧
