Ethiopian

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌiː.θiˈəʊ.pɪ.ən/    美 /ˌi.θiˈoʊ.pi.ən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.
    — Ahmed was also appreciated for his talents as a showman, because he had no equal in letting loose the famous eskista, with the heaving quiver of the torso and shoulders, of which Ethiopians are so fond. Eskista is the dance of the Amharas, enhancing amorous repartee and expressing collective jubilation.
  2. A black-skinned person, especially one from Africa. dated
    — The Ethiopian eunuch.
  3. A very skinny person, referencing the historic malnutrition and poverty in Ethiopia. derogatory,slang
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.
    — One of Ethiopia's most popular traditional dances, eskista, which is said to have originated from the lower highlands of Ethiopia's Amhara region, exemplifies the type of multi-functionality that Martin (1967) acknowledges as it is performed in many different settings of the Ethiopian community.
  2. Of, from, or pertaining to Africa and the African diaspora. dated,not-comparable
    — Any person of color recognized his Ethiopian heritage immediately. That nose, those lips, good hair or no.

词形变化

Ethiopians plural Æthiopian alternative,archaic more Ethiopian comparative most Ethiopian superlative Æthiopian alternative,archaic

词源

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