Moin.adj.

Brit.

/ˈməʊi/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊi/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, Mois.

Forms: 1800s– Moï, 1800s– Moi.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Vietnamese. Etymons: French Moï; Vietnamese mọi.

Etymology: < French Moï (although first attested only from 1874) or its etymon Vietnamese mọi (also kẻ mọi), lit. ‘savage’.

A. n.

a. A member of a people inhabiting the highlands of southern Vietnam; = Montagnard n. 2a.Now considered pejorative; Montagnard is preferred.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > indigenous peoples of Vietnam > [noun]

Moia1825

Montagnard1961

a1825 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XVI. 780/2 The southern branches of those mountains, and the long ridge which divides Annam from Kambója are inhabited by the Múóng and Moï, or Ké-moïs tribes, whose language also differs from that of the lowlanders.

1853 J. R. Logan in Jrnl. Indian Archipel. & Eastern Asia 7 36 The Moi or Ka-moi..on the opposite side of the Mekong occupy the broad expansion of the Anam chain towards Kamboja.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 491/1 The population of French Indo-China falls into five chief divisions—the Annamese..the Khmers..the Chams..the Thais..and the autochthonous tribes classed by the other inhabitants as Mois or Khas (‘savages’).

1928 H. Hervey Trav. French Indo-China 248 Here the Moi, aboriginal tribes of ancient Chiampa, mingle with the Laotians and the Annamites.

1961 D. Lancaster Emancip. French Indochina 4 The Mois..are a handsome, bronze-skinned people akin to the Dyaks of Borneo and the Bataks of Sumatra.

1965 B. Newman Background to Viet-Nam vii. 73 Clever French philologists had adapted the Moïs languages to the Latin alphabet, so that reading and writing could be taught.

1983 A. Grey Saigon (BNC) 72 Each of the Moi carried a long-bladed machete which had been dubbed a coupe-code in Annam.

b. The Mon-Khmer language of the Moi. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Pacific > [noun] > Papuan

Papuan1885

Moi1957

1957 J. Oliver tr. R. Riesen Jungle Mission i. 14 With her to interpret, I could understand and express the most varied ideas, increasing my French–Moï vocabulary.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of or relating to the Moi or their language.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > indigenous peoples of Vietnam > [adjective]

Moi1948

Montagnard1962

1948 Pacific Affairs 21 260 At the so-called federal conference at Dalat in 1946.., there was talk of establishing a separate Moi state.

1959 E. Brockett tr. G. Bertrand Jungle People 11 The rather vague term ‘Moi Plateau’ is applied to the area bounded to the north by the River Mékong, to the west by the Cambodian jungle and to the east by the mountain range of Annam.

1959 E. Brockett tr. G. Bertrand Jungle People 20 On the floor..a square sod of earth placed on a tin slab formed the traditional Moï hearth.

1983 A. Grey Saigon (BNC) 64 Since waking that morning his thoughts had returned constantly to the encounter with the unknown Moi girl.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

moipron.

Brit.

/mwɑː/, U.S.

/mwɑ/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French moi.

Etymology: < French moi (9th cent. in Old French as mi; 12th cent. as moi).

In humorous or mock self-deprecatory use: me, myself.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [noun] > individuality or selfhood > self > I > me

meeOE

my worshipa1500

moi1760

your humble1765

us1828

yours truly1833

1760 S. Foote Minor ii. 59 Sir George What d'you mean? For me to marry Margery? R. Wealthy I do. Sir George What, moi—me?

1930 P. Bowles Let. in In Touch (1994) 28 Or do you mean that one can accomplish more for the world (humanitarian, moi) or what?

1977 Washington Post 4 Nov. (Mag. section) 18/2 My wife and my Kiddies and my aspidistra, who appear with the gracious permission of..moi!

1979 J. Cleese & C. Booth Compl. Fawlty Towers (1988) 190 So Harry says, ‘You don't like me any more. Why not?’ And he says, ‘Because you've got so terribly pretentious.’ And Harry says, ‘Pretentious? Moi?’

1988 Sunday Times 24 Jan. g3/1 11 honest men and women, including a headmistress, a rabbi, a newspaper editor, a poet, a professor, a business man, some famous writers and moi.

1995 Guardian 26 June ii. 6/5 Rosa: You can be ruthless. Dominic: Moi? Ruthless?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moi
释义	Moin.adj. Brit. /ˈməʊi/, U.S. /ˈmoʊi/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, Mois. Forms: 1800s– Moï, 1800s– Moi. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Vietnamese. Etymons: French Moï; Vietnamese mọi. Etymology: < French Moï (although first attested only from 1874) or its etymon Vietnamese mọi (also kẻ mọi), lit. ‘savage’. A. n. a. A member of a people inhabiting the highlands of southern Vietnam; = Montagnard n. 2a.Now considered pejorative; Montagnard is preferred. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > indigenous peoples of Vietnam > [noun] Moia1825 Montagnard1961 a1825 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XVI. 780/2 The southern branches of those mountains, and the long ridge which divides Annam from Kambója are inhabited by the Múóng and Moï, or Ké-moïs tribes, whose language also differs from that of the lowlanders. 1853 J. R. Logan in Jrnl. Indian Archipel. & Eastern Asia 7 36 The Moi or Ka-moi..on the opposite side of the Mekong occupy the broad expansion of the Anam chain towards Kamboja. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 491/1 The population of French Indo-China falls into five chief divisions—the Annamese..the Khmers..the Chams..the Thais..and the autochthonous tribes classed by the other inhabitants as Mois or Khas (‘savages’). 1928 H. Hervey Trav. French Indo-China 248 Here the Moi, aboriginal tribes of ancient Chiampa, mingle with the Laotians and the Annamites. 1961 D. Lancaster Emancip. French Indochina 4 The Mois..are a handsome, bronze-skinned people akin to the Dyaks of Borneo and the Bataks of Sumatra. 1965 B. Newman Background to Viet-Nam vii. 73 Clever French philologists had adapted the Moïs languages to the Latin alphabet, so that reading and writing could be taught. 1983 A. Grey Saigon (BNC) 72 Each of the Moi carried a long-bladed machete which had been dubbed a coupe-code in Annam. b. The Mon-Khmer language of the Moi. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Pacific > [noun] > Papuan Papuan1885 Moi1957 1957 J. Oliver tr. R. Riesen Jungle Mission i. 14 With her to interpret, I could understand and express the most varied ideas, increasing my French–Moï vocabulary. B. adj. (attributive). Of or relating to the Moi or their language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > indigenous peoples of Vietnam > [adjective] Moi1948 Montagnard1962 1948 Pacific Affairs 21 260 At the so-called federal conference at Dalat in 1946.., there was talk of establishing a separate Moi state. 1959 E. Brockett tr. G. Bertrand Jungle People 11 The rather vague term ‘Moi Plateau’ is applied to the area bounded to the north by the River Mékong, to the west by the Cambodian jungle and to the east by the mountain range of Annam. 1959 E. Brockett tr. G. Bertrand Jungle People 20 On the floor..a square sod of earth placed on a tin slab formed the traditional Moï hearth. 1983 A. Grey Saigon (BNC) 64 Since waking that morning his thoughts had returned constantly to the encounter with the unknown Moi girl. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). moipron. Brit. /mwɑː/, U.S. /mwɑ/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French moi. Etymology: < French moi (9th cent. in Old French as mi; 12th cent. as moi). In humorous or mock self-deprecatory use: me, myself. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [noun] > individuality or selfhood > self > I > me meeOE my worshipa1500 moi1760 your humble1765 us1828 yours truly1833 1760 S. Foote Minor ii. 59 Sir George What d'you mean? For me to marry Margery? R. Wealthy I do. Sir George What, moi—me? 1930 P. Bowles Let. in In Touch (1994) 28 Or do you mean that one can accomplish more for the world (humanitarian, moi) or what? 1977 Washington Post 4 Nov. (Mag. section) 18/2 My wife and my Kiddies and my aspidistra, who appear with the gracious permission of..moi! 1979 J. Cleese & C. Booth Compl. Fawlty Towers (1988) 190 So Harry says, ‘You don't like me any more. Why not?’ And he says, ‘Because you've got so terribly pretentious.’ And Harry says, ‘Pretentious? Moi?’ 1988 Sunday Times 24 Jan. g3/1 11 honest men and women, including a headmistress, a rabbi, a newspaper editor, a poet, a professor, a business man, some famous writers and moi. 1995 Guardian 26 June ii. 6/5 Rosa: You can be ruthless. Dominic: Moi? Ruthless? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas MOI MOI n. Ministry of Information. Π 1939 War Illustr. 18 Nov. p. iii/2 M.O.I., Ministry of Information. 1957 J. Braine Room at Top x. 100 A MOI poster. extracted from Mn. < n.adj.a1825pron.1760 as lemmas
随便看	be in a hat be in a low key be in a management be in a miff be in a mind be in a month's mind be in a mood be in a muck be in a nonplus be in a person's beard be in a person's black books be in a person's books be in a person's face be in a person's favour be in a person's good grace be in a person's good graces be in a person's grace be in a person's possession be in a puzzle be in a state be in a wax be in a way be in a way of be in a world of one's own be in agreement

Moin.adj.

moipron.

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