| 释义 |
Ryukyu, a. and n.|rɪˈuːkjuː|
Also 9 Riu-kiu. Pl. Ryukyus.
[a. Jap. Ryūkyū: see *Ryukyuan n. and a. The forms Li-kyu and Liukiu (also Loo-Choo) represent the Chinese pronunciation.]
= *Ryukyuan n. and a.
1808J. Leyden in Asiatick Researches X. 264 The Korean, Formosan, Li-kyu, or rather Riu-kiu languages. 1934Webster s.v. agglutinative languages, Other agglutinative tongues include: Ainu; Japanese and Korean, with Ryukyu, or Liukiu. 1950Columbia Encycl. (ed. 2) 1725/3 In 1879 the Ryukyus were incorporated into the Japanese empire. 1958Japan (Japanese Nat. Commission) xxv. 782/1 The..kansen-odori [dance]..was performed at the coronation of the Ryūkyū ruler. 1963Columbia Encycl. (ed. 3) 1856/3 Although the Ryukyus were incorporated into the Japanese empire in 1879, the Chinese never formally gave up their claims and as late as 1945 still asserted their rights over them. 1973Guardian 13 Mar. 3/5 Many intellectuals suspect that Expo '75 is an opportunity to complete the Japanisation of the Ryukyus, begun when Japan seized the islands in the late nineteenth century. 1978Language LIV. 207 Martin..sketches the parallel structure in Ryukyu. |