释义 |
squawsquaw /skwɔː $ skwɒː/ noun [countable] squawOrigin: 1600-1700 Narragansett squaws ‘woman’ - But the mention of Oxford in no way deterred the squaw, as intended.
- Melanie started wearing her hair in stiff plaits, in the manner of a squaw.
- Somehow, this woman - this squaw - seemed immense and, because immense, threatening.
- Spotted Eagle's squaw, Vicky, spends hundreds of hours sewing on 180,000 beads on to each outfit.
- The squaw turned head and shoulder and looked at her.
old use a word for a Native American woman, now usually considered offensive |