| 释义 |
Annamese, a. and n.|ænæˈmiːz|
Also 9 Anamese.
[f. Annam (see below) + -ese.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Annam, a province of Vietnam, or its inhabitants.
B. n.
a. An inhabitant of Annam.
b. The language of Annam.
[1808Asiatick Researches X. 267 The Anam language has neither genders, numbers, nor cases.] 1826J. Conder Modern Traveller: Birmah [etc.] 322 Adrian..was interred..with all the pomp and ceremonies prescribed by the Anamese religion. Ibid. 332 The Anamese employ several sounds..which are incapable of being pronounced by a Chinese. 1862R. G. Latham Elem. Compar. Philol. ix. 61 The collective name for them is Anam, or Annam; whence we get the adjectives Anamese or Anamitic. 1867W. D. Whitney Lang. & Study of Lang. ix. 336 The principal nations of Farther India are the Annamese or Cochin-Chinese, the Siamese, and the Burmese... Annamese culture is of Chinese origin. 1875― Life & Growth of Lang. xii. 239 The various languages of Farther India—as the Annamese or Cochin-Chinese, the Siamese, and the Burmese. 1910Encycl. Brit. II. 62/1 The Annamese language is composed of monosyllables. 1910G. M. Vassal On & Off Duty in Annam viii. 134 The birth of a son..confers a celestial benediction on an Annamese. 1931H. G. Wells Work, Wealth & Happiness of Mankind (1932) vii. 278 It is a description of brutal compulsion and unhappiness, inflicted in this case upon Annamese victims. 1932W. L. Graff Lang. & Languages xi. 417 Annamese, spoken along the eastern coast of Tonkin. 1933H. G. Wells Bulpington ix. 349 All these poor devils from the ends of the earth, Polynesians, Annamese, Coolies, Gurkhas. |