kemosabe

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An appellation given to a wise, trustworthy friend. colloquial,no-plural

词形变化

kemosabi alternative kemo sabe alternative ke-mo sah-bee alternative

词源

Coined for the 1938 Lone Ranger television serial. Further etymology uncertain:
*Some trace the word through the Kee-Mo Sah-Bee summer camp in Michigan to Ojibwe giimoozaabi (“he spies”). See more at Wikipedia.
*Alternatively, from a corruption of Spanish quien lo sabe "(he) who knows".
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