"continental" in Chinese (Simplified)
大陆的大陆人
Definition
指与大陆有关,或来自大陆。也可用于形容欧洲大陆的典型事物,如食物或气候。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常见于短语如“continental breakfast”(欧式早餐)、“continental climate”(大陆性气候),多指欧洲。有时用于严肃或学术语境。
Examples
The hotel offers a continental breakfast every morning.
酒店每天早上供应**大陆式**早餐。
Europe has a mostly continental climate.
欧洲大部分是**大陆性**气候。
The ship left for continental Africa.
船开往**非洲大陆**。
She prefers continental cheese to local varieties.
她更喜欢**大陆的**奶酪,而不是本地的。
Business travelers usually go for a continental breakfast—quick and simple.
商务旅客通常会选择**大陆式**早餐——又快又简单。
After years abroad, his accent now sounds very continental.
多年在国外后,他的口音现在听起来很**大陆式**。