国内的报刊杂志上人们常爱用“欧美”一词来概括海外的发达国家,例如谈起到西方旅游常用“欧美风情”一概而就。有些民间组织也常将“欧美”合二为一,对此可以联想到我们熟知的“欧美同学会”。的确,由于历史的原因,特别是哥伦布15世纪发现美洲大陆以后大量欧洲移民的涌人,使 Domestic newspapers and magazines, people often love to use “Europe and America ” to sum up the overseas developed countries, for example, talked about the common western tourism “European and American style ” all. Some non-governmental organizations often combine “Europe and the United States” with one another, which can be reminiscent of the well-known “European and American Students Association”. Indeed, due to historical reasons, notably the influx of a large number of European immigrants since the discovery of the American continent in the 15th century in Columbus,