释义 |
aborigineab‧o‧rig‧i‧ne, Aborigine /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪni/ noun [countable] aborigineOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin aborigines (plural), probably from ab origine ‘from the beginning’ - But for aborigine campaigners gestures have not been enough.
- In Tasmania aborigine hunters led a nomadic life to take advantage of the seasonal food supply in different regions.
- Is he in league with the aborigines?
- Past treatment of the aborigines has been shameful, but these days efforts are made to respect their customs and traditional homelands.
- Spencer and Gillen photographed and detailed aborigines dressed as animals, emitting animal cries to promote fertility.
- The medium had been too strong for them, they had taken to it like aborigines to the bottle.
- The methods adopted by the government and employed against the aborigines were most severe.
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