单词 | gadjo |
释义 | gadjon.α. 1800s gadjó, 1800s gajo, 1800s– gadjo, 1900s– gadgo, 1900s– gadje (singular, rare), 1900s– gadžo, 1900s– gadzo. β. 1900s– gadji, 1900s– gadži. Also with capital initial. In or with reference to Romani use: a non-Romani person. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [noun] > Gipsies or Romanies > not gorger1843 gadjo1886 1886 tr. A. G. Paspati in D. MacRitchie Accts. Gypsies India 108 The gypsy never speaks of one of his race as a gadjó [Fr. un gadjó]. 1889 Jrnl. Gypsy Lore Soc. 1 303 The temporary connection which a Romani chai does not scruple to form with a gadjo. 1938 B. Kuczynski & D. Taylor tr. M. F. Block Gypsies xv. 174 If it can be shown that they have not consorted with a ‘gadži’ or ‘gadžo’, as the case may be, [etc.]. 1951 Aryan Path Feb. 65/2 For them it is no sin to lie to or steal from a gadzo. 1973 New Society 9 Aug. 353/1 May a Gadjo make two brief criticisms of Stuart Hall's otherwise admirable review of Jeremy Sandford's ‘Gypsies’? 1995 I. Fonseca Bury me Standing 16 I knew that I would always remain a gadji, outside their history. 2002 Guardian 7 Dec. b13/2 It is through..personal testimony that gadje will come to a long overdue understanding of the realities of Romani life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). gadjoadj.α. 1800s gajo, 1900s– gadjo, 1900s– gadje, 1900s– gadzo. β. 1900s– gadji. Also with capital initial. In or with reference to Romani use: designating a non-Romani person. Also: of, relating to, or characteristic of non-Romanis. ΚΠ 1891 Jrnl. Gypsy Lore Soc. 3 33 The gajo boys having now drawn off to a little distance, we had further talk. 1945 Y. Foldes Golden Earrings 144 She wants a child. A gadzo child. 1974 Indian Anthropologist 4 35 The average Gadjo notions about their ‘indolence’ is far from true. 1981 R. Davies Rebel Angels (1983) 227 No funny business, like these shameless gadji girls. 1992 J. Gores 32 Cadillacs 213 She was rom, Ballard was gadjo. 2004 M. Dregni Django (2006) vi. 93 These recordings were a recognition of his talents, a validation from the gadjo world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886adj.1891 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。