Adirondack

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义
英 /ˌædɪˈɹɒndæk/    美 /ˌædɪˈɹɑndæk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.
  2. Abbreviation of Adirondack lean-to. abbreviation,alt-of
专有名词
  1. The Adirondacks (as a region).

词形变化

Adirondacks plural Adirondacks plural

词源

词源 1
From the Mohawk ratirontaks, atirú:taks, hatiron'taks (“they eat trees”), a term applied by the Mohawks indiscriminately to other tribes, including the French and English, but especially other Native Americans who ate bark and buds when other food sources were scarce.
词源 2
Back-formation from Adirondacks. The mountains were named after the tribe.
词源 3
Abbreviation.
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