| 释义 |
‖ taihoa, int. N.Z.|taiˈhɔa|
Also taiho.
[Maori.]
Wait a bit; by and by; presently. Occas. attrib.
1842W. R. Wade Journey in N.Z. iii. 66 ‘Taihoa.’ This word has been translated, By and by; but in truth it has all the latitude of directly,—presently,—by and by,—a long time hence,—and nobody knows when. 1851J. C. Richmond Let. Apr. in Richmond-Atkinson Papers (1960) I. ii. 90 Glad we were to pay off our Maori lad & be done with their provoking ‘taiho!’ ‘waiho’ (presently wait). 1881J. L. Campbell Poenamo v. 87 That irritatingly provoking word, ‘taiho’. 1905J. M. Thomson Bush Boys N.Z. xii. 170 Taisho, Mac. I'll be there in a minute. [Note] The bush-boy corruption of the Maori ‘Taihoa’, ‘Wait a bit’. 1910A. A. Grace Hone Tiki Dialogues 4 There is too much taihoa about you Maoris. 1921H. Foston At Front 188 Taking twelve years instead of five... It was described as a Taihoa policy. 1965S. T. Ollivier Petticoat Farm i. 3 ‘Taihoa,’ Harry said (it was the only Maori word he knew). ‘Taihoa, I've not the money yet: wait until I have the money.’ |