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 Esquimau   添加此单词到默认生词本
['eskimәu]
n.
爱斯基摩人(语)



    esquimau
    [ noun ]
    1. a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')

    2. <noun.person>
    3. the language spoken by the Eskimo

    4. <noun.communication>


    Eskimo \Es"ki*mo\, n.; pl. {Eskimos}. [Originally applied by the
    Algonquins to the Northern Indians, and meaning eaters of raw
    flesh.] (Ethnol.)
    One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and
    Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the
    Mongolian race. [Written also {Esquimau}.]

    {Eskimo dog} (Zo["o]l.), one of a breed of large and powerful
    dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely
    resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed.
    Eskimo dog


    Esquimau \Es"qui*mau\, n.; pl. {Esquimaux}. [F.]
    Same as {Eskimo}.

    It is . . . an error to suppose that where an Esquimau
    can live, a civilized man can live also. --McClintock.

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