| 释义 |
‖ kiap|ˈkiːəp|
[Native name.]
In New Guinea, a European patrol officer or policeman.
1923W. R. Humphries Patrolling in Papua xv. 162 They had been told by their ‘Kiap’ to make a road. 1943S. W. Reed Making of Mod. New Guinea v. 174 Fear and respect for the kiap seem to be mingled in the native mind: fear of punishment..at the kiap's command, and respect..for the authority of the officer. 1969New Guinea & Austral. IV. iii. 9/1 Those who are subservient to Kiap doctrine. Ibid., We cannot be expected to remain within the fence of racial integration whose fencing materials—the persuasiveness of the Kiap, the teaching of the church, and the legislation of a colonial administration—show distinct signs of weathering. Ibid. 10/1 His motion was defeated in a council whose views were predictably Kiap-dominated. 1970Times 31 Mar. (Austral. Suppl.) p. ii/4 Australia was content to provide an underpaid administration whose kiaps (patrol officers) were largely concerned with exploration of one of the world's wildest countries. |