| 释义 |
Saharan, a. and n.|səˈhɑːrən|
[f. Sahara + -an.]
A. adj. Of or characteristic of the Sahara.
1849M. Arnold Consolation viii, Saharan sand-winds Sear'd his keen eyeballs. 1860All Year Round No. 76. 606 We were to have one of the hottest days of a Saharan summer.
B. n.
a. One of a group of languages spoken in the eastern Saharan region.
b. A member of a people living in the Sahara, spec. native to or inhabiting the former Spanish Sahara on the Atlantic coast.
1963J. H. Greenberg Lang. Afr. vi. 130 To the..grouping which consists of Songhai, Saharan, Maban, Fur and Coman in addition to Chari-Nile, the name Nilo-Saharan is given. 1970Daily Tel. 30 June 16 The men from the Spanish Sahara, known as ‘Saharans’, now in Egypt have two main objectives. 1975N.Y. Times 8 Nov. 26/2 The referendum under international supervision, recommended by a United Nations commission, will be difficult to conduct fairly among mostly illiterate and nomadic Saharans. |