the OccidentliterarySG 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〕 → Orient
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Occident• 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.
OriginOccident
(1300-1400)FrenchLatin, present participle of occidere“to fall”, (of the sun) “to set”