| 释义 |
Beach-la-Mar Beach-la-Mar B0130200 (bēch′lə-mär′)n. See Bislama.
[Alteration of Bêche-de-Mer.]Beach-la-Mar (ˌbiːtʃləˈmɑː) n (Languages) an English-based creole language spoken in Vanuatu and Fiji, and formerly much more widespread. Also called: Biche-la-mar [C19: quasi-French, from bêche-de-mer (trepang, this being a major trading commodity in the SW Pacific; hence the name was applied to the trading language)]Bis•la•ma (ˌbis lɑˈmɑ)
n. a pidgin based on English and used as a lingua franca in parts of W Oceania: an official language of Vanuatu. |