Examples

华裔美国人

an American of Chinese descent → 华裔

德国血统的美国人

Americans of German extraction → 血统

About seventy-five percent of the people in America are white.

大约百分之七十五的美国人是白人。 → white

If you see somebody wearing a t-shirt showing the name of a team probably he is an American.

如果你看到有人穿着写有球队名字的T恤衫，他很可能是个美国人。 → American

When Americans talk about the "underclass" they always refer to both poor and young people who have not or won't have a job.

美国人谈及“下层阶级”时，通常是指目前没有或者将来也没有工作的穷人和年轻人。 → American

"I think they are English! " "I don't agree with you. They are Americans."

“我认为他们是英国人！”“我不同意，我觉得他们美国人。”

Most Americans like modern things.

大多数美国人都喜爱新潮的事物。

I'm trying to break the American record but it is very difficult.

我想打破美国人的记录，但是这太难了。 → break

Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers on April Fool's Day.

不论是对朋友还是对陌生人，美国人都喜欢在愚人节时搞些恶作剧。 → April Fool's Day

she isn't English but American

她不是英国人而是美国人 → but