单词 | metis |
释义 | metisnoun person of mixed parentage Métis(mɛˈtiːs) nounWord forms: plural -tis (-ˈtiːs, -ˈtiːz) (also without capital) 1. a person of mixed parentage 2. Canadian a. the offspring or a descendant of a French Canadian and a Native American b. a member or descendant of a group of such people, who established themselves in Manitoba and Saskatchewan as a distinct political and cultural force during the 19th century 3. US a person having one-eighth Black ancestry Derived forms Métisse (mɛˈtiːs) feminine noun Word origin C19: from French, from Vulgar Latin mixtīcius (unattested) of mixed race; compare mestizo |
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