单词 | samurai |
释义 | samurai From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Militarysamuraisam‧u‧rai /ˈsæmʊraɪ/ noun (plural samurai) [countable]PMa member of a powerful military class in Japan in the past —samurai adjective a samurai swordExamples from the Corpussamurai• He guards both wife and daughter like a samurai.• Nobles, like samurai, were forbidden to trade: they therefore employed nominees.• The workpeople were their serfs, and the foremen, managers and engineers were the modern samurai.• The disproportionate population of samurai attracted vast numbers of retailers, craftsmen and servants to service the large and wealthy consumer market.• In the end there were not many things worth wanting for the serious man, the samurai.• There were few outward signs, however, that the samurai was ready to sheath his sword.Origin samurai (1700-1800) Japanese |
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