Antipodean
adjective uk/ænˌtɪp.əˈdiː.ən/ us/ænˌtɪp.əˈdiː.ən/
澳大利亚的;新西兰的
coming from or relating to Australia or New Zealand
an Antipodean accent 澳大利亚口音
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- The director has been compared to acclaimed Antipodean auteurs Jane Campion and Gillian Armstrong.
- He lived in New Zealand for a time and has many Antipodean friends.
- I've been listening to some Antipodean musicians.
- They commemorate Anzac Day, the day Antipodean soldiers fell en masse at Gallipoli in World War I.
Antipodean
noun [ C ] uk/ænˌtɪp.əˈdiː.ən/ us/ænˌtɪp.əˈdiː.ən/
澳大利亚人或新西兰人
a person from Australia or New Zealand
Of course for Antipodeans it's now winter. 当然对澳大利亚人和新西兰人来说，现在是冬天。
See: the Antipodes
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- She's an Antipodean but was living in New York when I met her.
- The journalist, originally from New Zealand, writes a column called "Observations of an Antipodean".
- Like many Antipodeans settled in the UK, I make a twice-yearly trip home.