| 释义 |
▪ I. baas, baate
obs. forms of base, bate.
▪ II. baas|bɑːs|
[Du.: see boss n.6]
In S. Africa: a master, employer of labour. Often as a form of address.
In quot. 1625 used for a Dutch ship's captain.
1625Purchas Pilgrimes I. ii. 117 Our Baase (for so a Dutch Captaine is called). 1785G. Forster tr. Sparrman's Voy. I. 55 The steward (or as they call him there, the baas) presented me with a glass of strong-bodied wine. 1850R. G. Cumming Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. i. 5 At the door he is met by the baas, or master. Ibid ix. 176 The Hottentot replying, ‘Like so, baas.’ 1920Chambers's Jrnl. 25 Dec. 59/2 Jeri stated that he believed the baas to be bewitched. 1953P. Lanham Blanket Boy's Moon i. iii. 27 ‘Gently, my baases,’ he whispered through quivering lips. |