释义 |
interdine, v.|ɪntəˈdaɪn| [inter- 1 a.] intr. Of members of different castes and tribes: to eat a meal together.
1932G. S. Ghurye Caste & Race in India iv. 73 Evidently interdining, like intermarrying, was a mark of equality. 1933Rahmat Ali Now or Never (1934) 4 We [sc. Muslims] do not inter-dine [with Hindus]; we do not inter-marry. 1960Koestler Lotus & Robot ii. x. 228 In India, inter-marriage, and even inter-dining, between different castes was unthinkable. |