1630s, from Latin Asiaticus (surname of Latin Corn. Scipio), from Greek Asiatikos, from Asia (see Asia; also compare Asian). As a noun, by 1763. In ancient Rome, Asiatici oratores was florid and overly ornate prose.
权威例句
1. This is the Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms.
这就是亚洲的一种观赏灌木,具有多刺的枝和粉红色或红色的花。
2. In 1854 , a localized epidemic of Asiatic cholera broke out in London.
一种地方性传染病――亚细亚霍乱于1854年在伦敦爆发.
3. The condition of Asiatic and European tribes in this period is substantially lost.
亚洲和欧洲部落处在这一时期的情况基本上已经湮没无闻了.
4. Byron was led by a yeoman into the presence of the Commander - in - chief of the Asiatic Fleet.
拜伦被一个文书军士领去见亚洲舰队司令.
5. Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan.