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单词 fa'a Samoa
释义

fa'a Samoa

/ˌfɑː ˈsɑːməʊə /
noun [mass noun] NZ
The Samoan culture or way of life: the novel depicts the strictures of fa’a Samoa...
  • All Samoans adhere to a set of core social values and practices known as fa'a Samoa and speak the Samoan language.
  • New Zealand Samoans continue to keep fa'a Samoa - Samoan ways - even though today over half the New Zealand community is born here.
  • I cringe when I hear apologists justifying his behaviour on the grounds that we misunderstand fa'a Samoa where it is customary to make a gift in appreciation of assistance from others.

Origin

1920s: Samoan.

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