| 释义 |
Shinwari|ʃɪnˈwɑːriː|
[Native name.]
(A member of) a nomadic people inhabiting areas of Afghanistan around the Khyber Pass. Also attrib.
1875Encycl. Brit. I. 232/1 Lead is found..in the Shinwari country. 1888Kipling Phantom 'Rickshaw 85 Would they could have foretold that my kafila would have been cut up by the Shinwaris almost within shadow of the Pass! 1958O. Caroe Pathans xv. 234 The Mohmands and Safis formed a tribal confederacy with large numbers of Afridis and Shinwaris to oppose the passage of the royal troops. 1978‘M. M. Kaye’ Far Pavilions v. 87 We have a proverb in the country beyond the Khyber, that says ‘A snake, a scorpion and a Shinwari have no heart to tame.’ |