单词 | bayanihan |
释义 | bayanihann. Philippine English. A traditional system of mutual assistance in which the members of a community work together to accomplish a difficult task. In later use also: a spirit of civic unity and cooperation among Filipinos. ΚΠ 1958 Washington Post 21 June d6/3 Bayanihan is an ancient island custom, symbolic of cooperative group work. 1978 Y. Hayami Anat. Peasant Econ. ii. 14 When children marry, instead of living in parents' farms..they move to bamboo and nipa huts built by bayanihan. 2000 Teaching Tolerance Fall 3/1 Residents of Palo Alto, Calif., have adopted the Filipino meme of bayanihan to express their own spirit of cooperation and shared responsibility. 2015 Manila Times (Nexis) 26 Dec. Upholding the tradition of bayanihan..let us lend cheer where it is needed most and come to the aid of the downcast. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1958 |
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