| 单词 |
Ecuadorian |
| 释义 |
Ecuadorian, a. and n.|ɛkwəˈdɔərɪən|
Also -ean.
[f. Ecuador name of country in S. America + -ian.]
A. adj. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of Ecuador.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of Ecuador.
1860Jrnl. R. Geogr. Soc. XXX. 70 The Pailon of San Pedro, or St. Peter's Cauldron, was surveyed by Captain Kellett, of H.M.S. Herald. A copy of the Survey was presented to the Equatorian Government. 1861Ibid. XXXI. 181 It is known to every one that gold exists at a short distance,..if the Ecuatoreans would only take the trouble to search for it. 1877Encycl. Brit. VII. 645/1 The only real glacier known to exist in the Ecuadorian Andes. 1886A. Simson Trav. Ecuador ii. 27 The dinner, in an Ecuadorian sense, was capital. 1892E. Whymper Trav. Gt. Andes 179 Ecuadorian Hand-Made Lace. Ibid. 421 The head-coverings worn by Ecuadorians shew that the sun's rays are seldom so powerful as to be dangerous. 1927Glasgow Herald 24 Oct. 7 Ecuadorian Hats [commonly called ‘Panama’ hats]. 1936Discovery Aug. 249/2 The Ecuadorean Government. 1959Chambers's Encycl. IV. 788/1 The territory in dispute between Ecuador and Peru consisted of..a small..area around Túmbez..and practically the whole of the Ecuadorian Oriente. |
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