nationality
英 [næʃə'nælɪtɪ]
美[,næʃə'næləti]
- n. 国籍，国家；民族；部落
词态变化
复数: nationalities;
中文词源
nationality 国籍
来自national,国家的，引申词义国籍。
英文词源
- nationality (n.)
- 1690s, "national quality," from national + -ity (in some usages perhaps from French nationalité. As "fact of belonging to or being a citizen of a particular state," from 1828, gradually shading into "race, ethnicity." Meaning "separate existence as a nation" is recorded from 1832. Related: Nationalities.
But I do love a country that loves itself. I love a country that insists on its own nationality which is the same thing as a person's insisting on his own personality. [Robert Frost, letter, April 21, 1919]
双语例句
- 1. Discrimination by employers on the grounds of race and nationality was illegal.
- 雇主以种族或国籍为由歧视员工是非法的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Asked his nationality, he said British.
- 被问及国籍时，他说是英国。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Aggression by one nationality against another often leads to war.
- 一个国家对另一国家的挑衅经常会道致战争.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The Yi nationality is distributed mainly over Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces.
- 彝族主要分布在云南 、 四川和贵州三省.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. They're trying to enact a " nationality " bill.
- 他们正试图通过一项 “ 国籍 ” 法案.
来自《简明英汉词典》