| 释义 |
Korean, a. and n.|kəˈriːən|
Also 7–9 Corean.
[f. Korea country in Eastern Asia + -an.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Korea, since 1954 divided into the Republic of Korea (capital, Seoul) in South Korea and the (Communist) Korean People's Republic (capital, Pyongyang) in North Korea (respectively S. and N. of the 38th parallel).
B. n.
a. A native or inhabitant of Korea.
b. The agglutinative language of Korea, which is related to Japanese.
1614R. Cocks Let. 25 Nov. in Diary (1883) II. 270 He was prevented by a Corean Noble-man. 1727J. G. Scheuchzer tr. Kæmpfer's Hist. Japan I. 63 The Coreans had been subdued. Ibid. 76 Encompass'd by the Corean sea. 1813Q. Rev. Oct. 256 Classes and Families of Languages... Tartarian... Corean. 1822F. Shoberl tr. Titsingh's Illustr. Japan 323 A Corean Fisherman and his Wife. 1885E. W. Hamilton Diary 11 Apr. (1972) II. 834 The idea was broached in the Cabinet of endeavouring to make arrangements with the Chinese and Japanese Governments for our occupying Port Hamilton in Korean territory in the event of war with Russia. 1899A. H. Keane Man Past & Present viii. 307 An adaptation of the Chinese symbols to the phonetic expression of the Korean syllables. 1921[see Annamite a. and n.]. 1966Listener 24 Mar. 423/2 The Korean people..are genuine Tartars. Ibid., Korea proves that it is possible for a poor Asian country to hope for both bread and freedom. The Koreans value that freedom. 1967D. S. Parlett Short Dict. Lang. 70 Agglutinative structure, like Korean, unlike Chinese. 1972Korea Times 19 Nov. 1/6 Written tests in English, Korean and general knowledge will be held.
C. Special collocations. Korean chrysanthemum, a late-flowering hybrid chrysanthemum first developed from Chrysanthemum coreanum by A. Cumming, American nurseryman, about 1930; also ellipt.; Korean pine, a slow-growing pine with dark green leaves, Pinus koraiensis.
1931Horticulture 15 Sept. 392/1 No list of Fall flowering perennials would be complete if the Korean chrysanthemum were omitted. When the flowers of this splendid novelty open, they are a pure white color with a chrysanthemum gold center, but as the flowers mature they assume a claret pink shade. 1936K. Luxford Culture of Chrysanthemum 72 The hardy hybrid Korean chrysanthemum is one of the most notable acquisitions to the border of recent years. 1938A. E. Wright Outdoor Chrysanthemums ix. 87 The Koreans have made a tremendous impression in America. 1961Amat. Gardening 30 Sept. 9/2 Some of the later flowering pompon chrysanthemums and Koreans I am lifting and putting into pots.
1866‘Senilis’ Pinaceæ 115 Pinus Koraiensis: The Corean Pine. 1914W. J. Bean Trees & Shrubs Hardy in Brit. Isles II. 182 P[inus] koraiensis, Siebold. Corean Pine..introduced by J. G. Veitch in 1861. 1969T. H. Everett Living Trees of World 55/1 The Korean pine (P. koraiensis) occurs both in Korea and Japan, and under favorable circumstances it may grow to 150 feet high.
Hence Koˈreanize v. trans., to give a Korean character to.
1930W. F. Sands Undiplomatic Memories (1931) 70 Emily, Koreanized as Lady Om, was now reigning sweetly in Seoul. 1972Korea Times 16 Nov. 1/7 A new turning-point in the realization of a ‘Koreanized democracy’.
▸ Korean haemorrhagic fever n. a type of haemorrhagic fever often complicated by partial or complete renal failure, first recognized among United Nations troops during the Korean War and later shown to be caused by Hantaan virus.
1965Jrnl. Pediatrics 66 923/2 Thrombocytopenia with purpura has been reported in other viral diseases, including..*Korean hemorrhagic fever. 1979Lancet 27 Jan. 186 A close aetiological relation between Korean haemorrhagic fever and nephropathia epidemica of Scandinavia has often been suggested. 2002Jrnl. Virol. 76 8890 Hantaan virus, the etiological agent of Korean hemorrhagic fever, is transmitted to humans from persistently infected mice. |