| 释义 |
Congoese, a. and n.|kɒŋgəʊˈiːz|
Also Kongoese.
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= Congolese a. and n. Now rare.
1797Encycl. Brit. V. 321/1 A great number of the states that were under the Congoese monarchs..having withdrawn their allegiance. Ibid. 323/1 The Congoese are superstitious to the last degree. 1825Encycl. Metrop. XVII. 143/2 The faults of the Kongoese are those occasioned by a hot climate and a low degree of civilization. 1877Encycl. Brit. VI. 267/2 The religion..of the Congoese is a gross fetishism. 1902Ibid. XXV. 140/1 Kongoese..possesses the qualities of precision, flexibility, and subtlety of expression. |