| 单词 | hottentotish |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈHottentotish ˈHottentotish adj. (also Hottentottish) now rare = Hottentotic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [adjective] > Khoekhoe Hottentot1708 Hottentotic1794 Hottentotish1795 1795 in R. Polwhele Trad. & Recoll. (1826) II. 427 The survey of a Hottentottish pilchard cellar. 1804 D. Wordsworth Jrnl. 26 Aug. (1959) I. 259 It reminded one of the house of a decayed weaver in the suburbs,..but Wm. says it was far worse, that it was quite Hottentotish. 1928 A. Noyes in Bookman Nov. 106/1 The language of the Bible is degraded by his handling... This, I say, is a little Hottentottish. 1965 in G. Conklin 13 Above Night 226 ‘Uh, yuk,’ he concluded, with an involuntary and rather nicely Hottentotish click, and withdrew into his bedroom. < as lemmas |
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