| 单词 | metis |
| 释义 | metis in British Englishnoun person of mixed parentage Métis in British English (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 mestizométis in American English (meiˈtis, -ˈti) nounWord forms: plural -tis (-ˈtis, -ˈtiz) Also: metis1. any person of mixed ancestry 2. (cap) Canadian the offspring of a Native American person and a white person, esp. one of French ancestry Word origin [1810–20; ‹ F, MF ‹ LL mixtīcius of mixed blood] |
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