| 释义 |
‖ taua|ˈtaʊa|
[Maori.]
A Maori army or war party.
1858J. Whiteley Let. 19 Apr. in Richmond-Atkinson Papers (1960) I. 390 The taua seemed to be mustering their forces last night from the south. 1882W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! I. x. 254 Instead of leading a ferocious taua, he finds himself the venerated pastor of a little community. 1921H. Guthrie-Smith Tutira x. 69 Two tauas or war-parties. 1959Tindale & Lindsay Rangatira viii. 79 A taua of fighting-men, about fifty strong, was advancing towards them. 1978[see rangatira]. |