英语词汇“king billy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

King Billy n. Australian (offensive) (now chiefly historical) a name given by European colonists to any of various Aboriginal elders or leaders; (hence) any Aboriginal leader; an Aboriginal person (typically a man). [Probably with allusion to the British king, William IV (1765–1837; reigned 1830–7): compare billy n.² Compare also billy n.¹]

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1838 Australian 22 Dec. On landing, I found it was Molrooben, the chief of the Kirkham tribe, and son of the celebrated King Billy.

1894 Bulletin (Sydney) 13 Jan. 4/3 The honour of being King Billy fell into contempt when every male member of the Australian aboriginal race began to lay claim to an elaborately engraven brass half-moon of his own.

1908 Bulletin (Sydney) 12 Mar. 14/3 At one time when a stranger approached a blacks' camp the juvenile King Billies..would disappear into the gunyahs.

1937 Daily Examiner (Grafton, Austral.) 17 Mar. 2/3 King Burraga, better known as King Billy..claims to be head of 75,000 full-blooded aborigines in Australia.

2014 Herald Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 10 Dec. 2 The respected Aboriginal elder William Wilson..was one of at least three Wathaurung men in the region to be called ‘King Billy’ by European settlers.

单词	king billy
释义	> as lemmas King Billy King Billy n. Australian (offensive) (now chiefly historical) a name given by European colonists to any of various Aboriginal elders or leaders; (hence) any Aboriginal leader; an Aboriginal person (typically a man). [Probably with allusion to the British king, William IV (1765–1837; reigned 1830–7): compare billy n.² Compare also billy n.¹] ΚΠ 1838 Australian 22 Dec. On landing, I found it was Molrooben, the chief of the Kirkham tribe, and son of the celebrated King Billy. 1894 Bulletin (Sydney) 13 Jan. 4/3 The honour of being King Billy fell into contempt when every male member of the Australian aboriginal race began to lay claim to an elaborately engraven brass half-moon of his own. 1908 Bulletin (Sydney) 12 Mar. 14/3 At one time when a stranger approached a blacks' camp the juvenile King Billies..would disappear into the gunyahs. 1937 Daily Examiner (Grafton, Austral.) 17 Mar. 2/3 King Burraga, better known as King Billy..claims to be head of 75,000 full-blooded aborigines in Australia. 2014 Herald Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 10 Dec. 2 The respected Aboriginal elder William Wilson..was one of at least three Wathaurung men in the region to be called ‘King Billy’ by European settlers. extracted from kingn. < as lemmas
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