"pertaining to Spain" (especially ancient Spain) 1580s, from Latin Hispanicus, from Hispania "Iberian Peninsula," from Hispanus "Spaniard" (see Spaniard). Specific application to Spanish-speaking parts of the New World is 1889, American English; especially applied since c. 1972 to Spanish-speaking persons of Latin American descent living in U.S.
雙語例句
1. His family tried to assimilate into the white and Hispanic communities.
他一家人試圖融入白人和西班牙裔社區。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The former mayor of San Antonio is Hispanic.
圣安東尼奧市的前任市長是拉美裔美國人。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The SBA makes a serious effort to fund programs for minorities, especially African -, Asian - and Hispanic - Americans.
小企業管理局盡量為少數民族, 特別是為黑人和 亞裔 及西班牙 裔 美國人設立的項目提供經費.
來自英漢非文學 - 政府文件
4. Not a single black or Hispanic is to be found among the nation's sitting governors.
在美國的現任州長中,沒有一位是黑人或西班牙后裔.
來自時文部分
5. Texas is becoming younger , more Hispanic and more urban.