| 释义 |
Oceanian, a. and n.|əʊʃiːˈeɪnɪən|
[ad. F. océanien (cf. quot. 1831), f. océan ocean.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the Pacific Ocean and its islands, or to Oceania generally.
1831Westm. Rev. Jan. 19 Of the various races into which the population of the innumerable islands scattered through the vast extent of the Pacific Ocean have been divided, the first..is that termed by M. Lesson The Oceanian [in Hist. Nat. de l'Homme]. Ibid., Attributing a high degree of beauty to the Oceanian women. 1899Westm. Gaz. 9 Jan. 5/1 [From the Gaulois] The loss which she [Great Britain] would suffer by the eventful dislocation of her American and Oceanian possessions.
B. n. A native of Oceania; a Polynesian.
1831Westm. Rev. Jan. 19 The Oceanians are..superior in beauty of form and features, to the other races inhabiting the South Sea islands. 1861Hulme tr. Moquin-Tandon i. iv. 26 The Malays or Oceanians. |