| 释义 |
Bhil|biːl|
Also Bheel.
[Hindi Bhīl, f. Skr. Bhilla.]
(A member of) a central Indian people. Also attrib.
1823J. Malcolm Mem. Central India I. xi. 517 The Bheels are quite a distinct race from any other Indian tribe. Ibid. xii. 551 The Bheel chiefs have a power over the lives and property of their own subjects. 1848J. D. Hooker Let. in L. Huxley Life (1918) I. xii. 246 The monkey, man, Bhil, and all the other common tropical animals. 1891Kipling From Sea to Sea (1899) I. vii. 54 The little Bhil is an aborigine. 1937L. Bromfield Rains Came i. v. 35 The wild Bhils who inhabited the rocky hills. 1964R. Perry World of Tiger xii. 177 The Gonds and Bhils and other aboriginal hunting tribes. Ibid. xiv. 210 The elephant was mounted, and with a Bheel walking by his side to track, proceeded into cover. |