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Oc·ci·dent /ˈɒksɪdənt $ ˈɑːksədənt, -dent/ noun the Occident literarySG the western part of the world, especially Europe and the Americas 西方，西方国家，西半球〔尤指欧洲和美洲〕 → OrientExamples from the CorpusOccident• This is no doubt because in science and invention the Occident is so far ahead Of the Orient.• The Occident at that precise moment is nothing but a mirror.Origin Occident (1300-1400) French Latin, present participle of occidere “to fall”, (of the sun) “to set”Oc·ci·dent nounChineseSyllable western the and world, the Europe the of Corpus especially part |