| 释义 |
Seychellois, n. and a.|seɪʃɛlˈwɑː|
Fem. Seychelloise |-ˈwɑːz|. Pl. Seychellois, fem. -oises |-ˈwɑːz|.
[Fr.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of the Seychelles, a group of islands in the Indian Ocean.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to the Seychelles or their inhabitants.
1898F. A. Barkly From Tropics to North Sea viii. 34 The Seychellois have a method of walling houses with the bark of the lathe palm. 1936J. A. F. Ozanne Coconuts & Créoles xii. 184 The young Seychellois is quite safe from European competition. Ibid. 186 Most of these young Seychellois boys are very keen sportsmen. 1960I. Fleming For Your Eyes Only 207 The only conceivable security hazard in the Seychelles lay in the beauty and ready availability of the Seychelloises. 1971Vogue Dec. 73, I took passage on the launch with a crew of Seychellois police. 1978T. Allbeury Lantern Network iii. 34 She was a Seychelloise from Mahé. 1980Illustr. London News Mar. 67/2 As a tourist you will find both English and French spoken and understood; the Seychellois speak their own patois. |