ori·ent /ˈɔriˌɛnt/
東方,東方諸國(a.)東方的,上升的,燦爛的(vi.)向東(vt.)使朝東,使適應
ori·ent /ˈorɪˌɛnt, ˈɔr-/ 及物動詞
定向
O·ri·ent a.
1. Rising, as the sun.
Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. --Milton.
2. Eastern; oriental. “The orient part.”
3. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East. “Pearls round and orient.” --Jer. Taylor. “Orient gems.” --Wordsworth. “Orient liquor in a crystal glass.” --Milton.
O·ri·ent, n.
1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
[Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold. --Tennyson.
2. The countries of Asia or the East.
Best built city throughout the Orient. --Sir T. Herbert.
3. A pearl of great luster. [R.]
O·ri·ent v. t.
1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.
3. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
4. Same as Orientate, 2.
5. To place (a map or chart) so that its east side, north side, etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the horizon; specif. Surv., to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature.
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orient
adj : (poetic) eastern; "the orient sun"
n 1: the countries of Asia [syn: East]
2: the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and
Australia [syn: eastern hemisphere]
v 1: be oriented; "The weather vane points North" [syn: point]
2: determine one's position with reference to another point
[syn: orientate] [ant: disorient]
3: cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West"