释义 |
jungli, a. and n.|ˈdʒʌŋglɪ| [f. jungle + -i, adj. suffix as in Hindi, etc.] A. adj. = jungly a. 2; (see also quot. 19271). B. n. An inhabitant of the jungle.
1920Blackw. Mag. Oct. 463/1 Just oneself with half a dozen of one's men and some jungli villagers. 1927Chambers's Jrnl. 29 Jan. 138/2 Already he ceases to be jungli. Note, Wild and boorish, a clodhopper or uneducated peasant. 1927Blackw. Mag. Mar. 290/1 His crew of two junglis managed to make him understand. 1928Ibid. Jan. 1/2 A system of small flying columns kept the junglis from the inertia which breeds mischief. |