| 释义 |
first, second, third, etc. generation
phrase
used to describe the nationality of someone belonging to the first, second, third, etc. group of people of the same age in the family to have been born in that country: （一个家庭取得一个国家国籍后在该国家的）第一代／第二代／第三代（等等）
She's a first-generation American (= she was born and raised in the US, but her parents were not).她是她们家族移民美国后的第一代。
Many are second-generation Americans with less attachment to the party than their parents.
She's a third-generation Japanese American who has written two acclaimed novels.
A second-generation Mexican-American, she grew up in Texas.
"I thought you said you were Nigerian?" "Yes, second generation."
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