| 单词 | coolie |
| 释义 | coolie[ koo-lee ] / ˈku li / noun Disparaging and Offensive.an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India. an unskilled laborer employed cheaply, especially one brought from Asia. a contemptuous term used to refer to an Asian, especially an Indian living in South Africa. adjectiveInformal. characteristic of or suitable for a coolie: working for coolie wages. Also coo·ly . Origin of coolieFirst recorded in 1545–55; from Urdu kūlī, from Tamil kūli “hire, hireling” usage note for coolieBoth meanings of “unskilled Asian laborer” are found almost exclusively in historical contexts, suggesting imperialistic exploitation of these workers. But coolie is still current as an insulting term used to refer to a person of Asian descent, especially in South Africa. Words nearby cooliecool-headed, cool hunter, Coolidge, Coolidge, Calvin, Coolidge tube, coolie, coolie hat, cooling board, cooling degree-day, cooling-off period, cooling tower Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for cooliecoolie cooly/ (ˈkuːlɪ) / noun plural -iesa cheaply hired unskilled Oriental labourer derogatory an Indian living in South Africa Word Origin for coolieC17: from Hindi kulī, probably of Dravidian origin; related to Tamil kūli hire, hireling Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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