| 释义 |
makai, a. and adv. Hawaii.|məˈkaɪ|
[Hawaiian, f. ma beside, at, on, towards + kai sea.]
Towards or beside the sea; seaward.
1945L. Mumford Rep. on Honolulu in City Devel. iii. 80 No attempt has been made..to preserve the approaches to the water to give vistas of the sea at the end of the makai-pointed streets. 1976Honolulu Star-Bull. 21 Dec. d-1/2 The would-be kidnapper sped off in the makai direction, but not before the quick-thinking girl had memorized his license number. 1989Hawaii Business Aug. 197/1 It was the last undeveloped property in the Hale Nani business tract on the makai end of Umi Street. 1991World Monitor Oct. 76/1 An hour or so makai..by car from Kilauea and you are at the ocean. |