| 单词 | first, second, third, etc. generation |
| 释义 | first, second, third, etc. generationused todescribethenationalityof someonebelongingto the first, second, third, etc.groupofpeopleof the sameagein thefamilyto have beenbornin thatcountry: She's a first-generation American(= she wasbornandraisedin the US, but herparentswere not). Many are second-generationAmericanswith lessattachmentto thepartythantheirparents. She's athird-generationJapaneseAmerican who has written twoacclaimednovels. A second-generation Mexican-American, shegrewup in Texas. "Ithoughtyou said you were Nigerian?" "Yes, secondgeneration." See also generation(AGE GROUP) |
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