Indian

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 专有名词
中文释义
英 /ˈɪn.dɪ.ən/    美 /ˈɪn.di.ən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person from India. countable
    — [A]ll personnel are to be hereby ordered to refer to her as a "Kumiho," and not a "Kitsune." Personnel asking what the difference is are to be reminded of the difference between a Cherokee Indian and a New Delhi Indian.
  2. An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, and Yupik). countable,proscribed
    — We stigmatize the Indians, also, as cowardly and treacherous, because they use stratagem in warfare in preference to open force; but in this they are fully justified by their rude code of honor.
  3. An indigenous inhabitant of Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands. countable,obsolete
  4. Ellipsis of Indian cuisine. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,uncountable
    — Have you ever tried Indian?
  5. Ellipsis of Indian meal (“meal consisting of Indian cuisine”). UK,abbreviation,alt-of,colloquial,countable
    — We're going out tonight for an Indian.
  6. Ellipsis of Indian restaurant (“restaurant serving Indian cuisine”). UK,abbreviation,alt-of,colloquial,countable
    — We're going down to the Indian for a curry—wanna join us?
  7. Ellipsis of Mardi Gras Indian. abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis
  8. A kind of marble (spherical toy) with colored bands on an opaque black base. countable,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies.
    — An IAF representative told an Indian parliamentary committee that due to the Ukraine war a “major delivery” from Moscow “is not going to take place.”
  2. Eastern; Oriental. obsolete
    — The morrow next apprear'd with purple hayre / Yet dropping fresh out of the Indian fount, / And bringing light into the heavens fayre […].
  3. Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. proscribed
    — The hardships of bark-collecting in the primeval forests of South America are of the severest kind, and undergone only by the half-civilized Indians and people of mixed race, in the pay of speculators or companies located in the towns.
  4. Made with Indian corn or maize. Canada,US,proscribed
    — Indian bread
  5. Designating any of various chess openings now characterised by black's attempt to control the board through knights and fianchettoed bishops rather than with a central pawn advance.
专有名词
  1. Any of the (unrelated) languages spoken by American Indians. nonstandard
  2. Any language spoken by natives of India, especially Hindi. nonstandard,rare
    — [They said] 'Mutton can speak Indian', 'Mutton can see Kanchinjunga out of his bedroom window'[.]

词形变化

more Indian comparative most Indian superlative Indians plural

词汇关系

衍生词
honest Indian Pueblo Indian

词源

词源 1
From Middle English Indien, from Anglo-Norman indien, Middle French indien, corresponding to Ind + -ian or India + -an. Applied to inhabitants of the Americas due to an early misconception that the Americas were the eastern end of Asia / the Indies (hence also the designation of Caribbean islands as the West Indies).
词源 2
From Middle English Indien, from Anglo-Norman indien, Middle French indien, corresponding to Ind + -ian or India + -an. Applied to inhabitants of the Americas due to an early misconception that the Americas were the eastern end of Asia / the Indies (hence also the designation of Caribbean islands as the West Indies).
词源 3
From Middle English Indien, from Anglo-Norman indien, Middle French indien, corresponding to Ind + -ian or India + -an. Applied to inhabitants of the Americas due to an early misconception that the Americas were the eastern end of Asia / the Indies (hence also the designation of Caribbean islands as the West Indies).
1 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary