| 释义 |
‖ merdeka|mɜːˈdeɪkə|
[Malay.]
Freedom, independence; spec. independence for Indonesia or Malaya.
1954N. Epton Islands of Sunbird iii. 58 South-west of the capital to the distant cocoanut palms and freedom, ‘Merdeka’, at last! Merdeka... An Indonesian official once told me that Merdeka is still a rousing rallying cry for many Indonesians. 1955Times 16 Aug. 6/7 A banner bearing the word merdeka (‘liberty’). 1961P. Kemp Alms for Oblivion ii. 85 The nationalists did not spare their prisoners, whom they usually put to death by hewing in pieces to the greater glory of Merdeka. 1969Guardian 2 Sept. 10/3 Tunku Abdul Rahman's Alliance Party..the old guard who had ‘won’ Merdeka. 1972‘G. Black’ Bitter Tea iii. 36 Merdeka..is how the Malays label their national sovereignty. The word means freedom. |