Formosan

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An inhabitant, resident, or a person of descent from Formosa.
    — From his base at Amoy the Emperor Kanghi dispatched a fleet of 600 junks against Formosa. In two naval battles, on July 1 and 7, 1683, they defeated the Formosans, and occupied Penghu, one of the Pescadores Islands, forming the key of Taiwan.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to Formosa or people of Formosa. not-comparable
    — The great Jesuit missionary, St. Francis Xavier, also spent some time at Öita, and Otomo, its lord, was the first Daimio to embrace Christianity. Still farther south, and in line with these, stretches the chain of the Liuchiu islands, the westernmost of the group lying within 50 miles of the Formosan coast.

词形变化

Formosans plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English Formosa
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Latin -nus
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Formosan
From Formosa + -an.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English Formosa
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Latin -nus
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Formosan
From Formosa + -an.
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