Word · Frequency #22276
eskimo
爱斯基摩人
a member of an Arctic indigenous people of northern Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and eastern Siberia; many prefer to be called Inuit.
该词有时被视为冒犯性用语;因纽特人(Inuit)是许多人所偏爱的自称。
- 1.
A dog of the American Eskimo breed.
美国爱斯基摩犬品种的狗。
- 2.
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')
居住在北极地区的人(北加拿大、格陵兰、阿拉斯加或东西伯利亚)
- 3.
A dog of the Canadian Eskimo breed.
加拿大爱斯基摩犬品种的狗。
- 4.
the language spoken by the Eskimo
爱斯基摩人使用的语言
美国爱斯基摩犬品种的狗。;居住在北极地区的人(北加拿大、格陵兰、阿拉斯加或东西伯利亚);加拿大爱斯基摩犬品种的狗。;爱斯基摩人使用的语言
In use
My grandfather once met an Eskimo while he was traveling in northern Alaska.
The Eskimos have used sled dogs for centuries to travel across the ice.
The teacher asked us to research how Eskimos build their winter homes.
an Eskimo
Eskimo 是单数,指一个爱斯基摩人;该词现常被视为冒犯性说法,更推荐用 Inuit。
An Eskimo showed us how to fish through the ice.
一位爱斯基摩人教我们如何在冰上钓鱼。
Eskimos
零冠词的复数形式泛指整个民族;另一种拼写 Eskimoes 现已罕见。
Eskimos traditionally lived along the Arctic coast.
爱斯基摩人传统上居住在北极海岸。
the Eskimos
加 the 则特指某一部分爱斯基摩人,而非泛指全体。
Connections
Collocations
- Eskimo people
- 爱斯基摩人
- The Eskimo people have lived in the Arctic for thousands of years.爱斯基摩人在北极生活了数千年。
- Eskimo culture
- 爱斯基摩文化
- Many researchers have studied traditional Eskimo culture.许多研究人员研究了传统的爱斯基摩文化。
- Eskimo village
- 爱斯基摩村庄
- They visited a small Eskimo village in Alaska.他们参观了阿拉斯加的一个小爱斯基摩村庄。
- Eskimo hunter
- 爱斯基摩猎手
- The Eskimo hunter built an igloo for the night.这位爱斯基摩猎手搭了一座冰屋过夜。
- Eskimo community
- 爱斯基摩社区
- The Eskimo community welcomed the archaeologists warmly.爱斯基摩社区热情地欢迎了考古学家。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 es-ki-mo 读成“爱斯基摩”的谐音,联想到住在北极冰雪中的人。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:历史文献、民族志叙述、原住民称谓讨论 该词的语体较混杂:多用于历史或民族志叙述,但在当代正式或礼貌表达中通常被视为过时或冒犯,一般更推荐改用 Inuit。实际使用时需结合语境谨慎判断。
Grammar Note
该词在一些语境中可能被视为冒犯,现在多使用 Inuit 称呼该族群。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /oʊ/ 音结尾,和 Eskimo 最后音节 /moʊ/ 的元音相同:no, go, so, snow, though, show。注意:以 es- 开头的 escape /ɪˈskeɪp/、especially /ɪˈspɛʃəli/ 拼写相似,但发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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