| 释义 |
‖ oozi|ˈuːzɪ|
Also oozie, oosi.
[ad. Burmese ù-zì one seated at the head of an elephant or at the prow of a boat, f. ù head + sì to mount, ride on.]
An elephant-driver; a mahout.
1901G. H. Evans Treatise on Elephants ii. 18 Every domesticated elephant necessarily has its own particular attendant..oo-si (the man who rides in front), or mahout. Ibid., The oo-si should have experience of the most approved methods of fettering, catching, subduing, and approaching unruly animals. 1905R. T. Kelly Burma v. 84 It is interesting to watch the elephants at work; their sagacity is remarkable, and they hardly seem to require the direction of the ‘oozis’ who sit astride their necks. 1930Mitton & Yoe Life Story of Elephant xiii. 205 The oozi who had come with me from Mandalay for some reason left me, and a new man altogether took me in hand. 1960News Chron. 12 July 6/1 Working with oozies (elephant drivers) who believed in magic and nats (spirits) and every form of what we call superstition, I kept a very close hold upon myself. Ibid., The drinks flowed..because they knew that very soon they would be out on trek again, alone, except for their dogs, their servants, the oozies and the elephants. |