Metis

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义
美 /meɪˈtiː/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A member of one of these three Canadian Aboriginal peoples. Canada,US
    — Gabriel Du Pre is a Metis, a descendent^([sic]) of the Cree, Chippewa and Ojibwe tribes mixed with French.
  2. A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent. Canada
    — He is a Métis, that is, the son of a white father and Indian mother. He has dwelt long in cities where Europeans have conducted business, and speaks English and French very well; the other two chiefs are a Negro and an Indian: […]
专有名词
  1. One of three recognized Aboriginal peoples of Canada, descendants of marriages of Cree, Ojibwa, Saulteaux, and Menominee Aboriginal people with French Canadians, Scots and English. Canada
  2. A Titan who was the personification of wisdom, the first spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena Greek
  3. A satellite of Jupiter.
  4. 9 Metis, a main belt asteroid.

词形变化

Métis alternative metis alternative métis alternative Metis plural Métis alternative metis alternative métis alternative

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from French métis, from Old French mestis, from Late Latin mixtīcius. Métis originally referred to Francophone and Cree-speaking descendants of the French-Catholic Red River Métis in Manitoba. Compare metis, mestizo, mustee, and Mestee.
词源 2
From Ancient Greek Μῆτις (Mêtis) from Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis, “wisdom”).
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