| 释义 |
Nicaraguan, a. and n.|nɪkəˈrægjuːən|
[f. Nicaragua: see -an.]
A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Nicaragua.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of Nicaragua.
1847R. G. Dunlop Trav. Central America iii. 105 The Caroline, a schooner chartered by the Nicaraguan government. 1852E. G. Squier Nicaragua I. ii. ii. 77 The average rate of duty exacted under the Nicaraguan tariff, is about 21 per cent. ad valorem. Ibid. 78 All its inhabitants were, and with the exception of a few.., still are Nicaraguans. 1868F. Boyle Ride across Continent I. p. xxi, The universal legend of the surrounding peoples—Indians, Caribs, Nicaraguans, and Costa Ricans,—declares the Guatuso race to be distinguished by fair hair and blue eyes. Ibid. iii. 120 He stayed with us through all our Nicaraguan experiences. 1884Encycl. Brit. XVII. 478/2 The Nicaraguan fauna differs in few respects from that of the other Central-American states. 1923Ld. Charnwood Theodore Roosevelt vii. 151 The Nicaraguan route would be cheaper for a canal. 1934[see Honduran, Hondurean a. and n.]. 1946E. A. Peers Fool of Love vii. 121 The Nicaraguan, Rubén Dario, took up the picturesque phrase. 1973Time 25 June 17/1 Nicaraguan Ambassador Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa said sympathetically [to Julie Nixon Eisenhower]: ‘Your father still has one friend.’ |