释义 |
Sciote, a. and n.|ˈʃiːəʊt| [f. It. Scio Scio2 + -ote] a. adj. = Chian a. b. n. A native or inhabitant of Chios.
1718M. Wortley Montagu Let. 31 July (1965) I. 419 The ruins of this great City is now inhabited by poor Greek peasants who wear the Sciote habit. 1837H. Martineau Jrnl. 8 Sept. in Autobiogr. (1877) III. 190 Eastlake..must be a metaphysician to have painted his Sciote picture. 1866Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 549/1 A number of the Sciotes having, in 1822, joined the Samians,..the inhabitants..were indiscriminately massacred... Subsequently..many of the Sciote families returned. |