释义 |
[ ti-bet-n ] / tɪˈbɛt n /
adjectiveof or relating to Tibet, its inhabitants, or their language. nouna member of the people native to or inhabiting Tibet. the Sino-Tibetan language of Tibet, especially in its standard literary form. Origin of TibetanFirst recorded in 1740–50; Tibet + -an Words nearby TibetanTiberian, Tiberias, Tiberius, Tibesti, Tibet, Tibetan, Tibetan mastiff, Tibetan spaniel, Tibetan terrier, Tibeto-Burman, tibia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for TibetanFrank no longer has his convenient foil from The Lay of the Land, his Tibetan associate Mike Mahoney. Richard Ford’s Artful Survivalist Guide: The Return of Frank Bascombe|Tom LeClair|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST As Gyatso wrote in his letter, “Tibetan treasures of gold and silver have been looted under suppressive Chinese law.” Tibet’s Ticking Time Bomb|Kapil Komireddi|January 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Lastly, President Obama should ask his counterpart what is driving young Tibetan monks and nuns to immolate themselves in protest. Obama, Don’t Let Xi Forget China’s Human Rights Record|Yang Jianli|June 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST The large vigilante squad turned out to consist largely of Tibetan Buddhist Sherpas. Violence on Everest|Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan|May 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There is a pill in Tibetan Buddhism that contains a lot of esoteric ingredients, some of which are bodily substances. How to Think With Your Gut|Mindy Farabee|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST The Tibetan yogi, I was assured, had attained the age of over a thousand years. Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda The Tibetan shrieked and fled, the ponies scrambling after him. The Metal Monster|A. Merritt The langurs are not confined to the tropics, but in the Tibetan mountains range far up into the snow and enjoy the cold weather. Camps and Trails in China|Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews Tibetan polyandry still prevails in Soraj, but has almost died out elsewhere. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various Trent decided immediately that Da-yak, the Tibetan, was of no consequence, merely a mouthpiece. Caravans By Night|Harry Hervey
British Dictionary definitions for Tibetan
adjectiveof, relating to, or characteristic of Tibet, its people, or their language nouna native or inhabitant of Tibet the language of Tibet, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |