| 释义 |
Filipino, n. and a.|fɪlɪˈpiːnəʊ|
Also Filipina |-ˈiːnə| fem.
[Sp., f. (las Islas) Filipinas the Philippine islands.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of the Philippine islands, especially one of Spanish or mixed blood.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to Filipinos or the Philippine islands.
1898Daily News 16 Dec. 4/6 Though there may be no guarantee of American citizenship for the Filippinos, the islands will become a part of the Union. 1899R. R. Lala Philippine Islands 86 (caption) A high-born Filipina. 1900H. W. Lawton in Forbes Philippine Islands (1945) iii. 61 If I am shot by a Filipino bullet, it might as well come from one of my own men. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 668/2 Filipinos had for generations been ordained in the priesthood. Ibid., Ever ready to join issue against any Filipino movement. 1909‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny xxi. 352 A Southerner is as good as a Filipino any day. 1918E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms, Filipino ration, the ration for use of Filipino scouts, consisting of 70 per cent of fresh beef or canned meat, 20 per cent of bacon, and 10 per cent of fish. 1936G. A. Malcolm Commonwealth of Philippines ii. 36 The fair Filipina of today dresses smartly, whether in dainty native costume or the latest Paris mode. 1944J. S. Huxley On Living in Revol. i. 13 The United States..in its encouragement of the Filipino's development towards independence. Ibid. v. 66 Certain Filipino tribes. 1959Chambers's Encycl. X. 657/2 Filipinos, ethnically related to Malays..but christianized by long association with Spaniards, form 93% of the inhabitants. |