“taiaha”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

taiaha

释义

‖ taiaha N.Z.|ˈtaiaha|
[Maori.]
A long-handled Maori club with a sharp tip. Also fig.
1845E. J. Wakefield Adventure N. Zealand I. 140 The taiaha is rather a long-handled club than a spear. It..is about six feet long.1863A. S. Atkinson Jrnl. 8 Sept. in Richmond-Atkinson Papers (1960) II. 61 The first of them was an old man with a handsome taiaha.1894Westm. Gaz. 29 Aug. 2/1 He looked his best in a picturesque native robe, with lurid feathers in his hair, and a ‘taiaha’, or spear, in his hand.1938R. Finlayson Brown Man's Burden 10 ‘Ae, we are one people!’ he cries, brandishing a taiaha.1949P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) ii. xi. 280 The taiaha head with its projecting tongue functioned as a stabbing point.1963S. Ashton-Warner Teacher 110 How can I protect my beautiful Matawhero from the taiaha of prejudice?1974N.Z. Listener 20 July 13/4 The Maori bus driver was ‘threatened’ with a friendly poke of the taiaha carried by another Maori.

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