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单词 Swazi
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Definition of Swazi in English:

Swazi

nounPlural Swazis ˈswɑːziˈswɑzi
  • 1A member of a people traditionally inhabiting Swaziland and Mpumalanga province in South Africa.

    斯威士人(居住在斯威士兰和德兰士瓦省的东部)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many Swazis respect and rely on traditional medicine and healers in what has remained a highly conservative society.
    • Three other people, a Zimbabwean and two Swazis, were diagnosed with cholera last week but were all discharged.
    • Many Swazis find work in South African mines, and much of Swaziland's electricity is imported from South Africa.
    • More than a million ethnic Swazi reside in South Africa.
    • Chilufya was one of the two members from Southern Africa, together with a Swazi, elected on the board dominated by North and West Africa.
    • The Swazi traditionally have not held the actual age of a person to be vitally important.
    • Inuit turn to their elders, Swazis seek their go gos.
    • The Swazi believe strongly in respect for age.
    • In a blink of an eye, it seems, Swazis have gone from deep denial of the existence of Aids to panic as they realise all the people they are burying are not dying of witchcraft.
    • More than 2000 Swazis, including representatives of worker, student and political organisations, attended Sunday's meeting in the Mpumalanga town close to the Swazi border.
    • Rural Swazis divide tasks according to sex, age, and social status.
    • At stake is the future of millions of South Africans like Swazi.
    • In the late 1830s, initial contact occurred among the Swazi, the Boers, and the British.
    • The result was the emergence of the Zulu, Xhosa, Pedi, Venda, Swazi, Sotho, Tswana, and Tsonga nations, along with the white Afrikaners.
    • The Zulu kingdom on the east coast, north of Natal, was the largest; the Swazi, Tswana, Pedi, Venda, Mpondo, and Thembu remained substantial chiefdoms.
    1. 1.1 A native or inhabitant of Swaziland.
      斯威士兰人
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The turnout was far smaller than the 250,000 Swazis who came to the last national gathering several years ago, where Mswati announced the appointment of a new prime minister.
      • He told Swazis that Britain has a R1 billion business providing cannabis-based pain killers to hospitals, and tests are now underway to use the medicine to beat AIDS and cancer.
      • It had been donated by UNICEF and was covered with AIDS posters urging Swazis to ‘use a condom, save a life.’
      • Matsebula ruled that statements allegedly made by Masuku during a pro-democracy rally on November 7, 2000 could only be taken by the average Swazi as meaning that he sought the ouster of the king and his government.
      • Following Mswati's death, the Swazis reached agreements with British and South African authorities over a range of issues, including independence, claims on resources by Europeans, administrative authority, and security.
      • Now, Swazis insist that they are proud to be a kingdom, so the task at hand is to find a way to make the monarchy work while the rights of the people are respected.
      • The Swazis, however, with their lack of resources have never featured at either the World Cup or Nations Cup levels.
      • Mashaba also claimed the Swazis cancelled their scheduled friendly against Lesotho in Maseru on Sunday because they feared that Mashaba would send his spies to watch the game.
      • There was no stopping the Swazis in the second set in this championship and they won the third and fourth sets 25-21 and 25-16 respectively.
      • The Swazis frustrated the more skillful and quicker home side by playing the off-side trap continually.
      • Several days later, on a climb called Rude Bushman, my partner is a dreadlocked 25-year-old Swazi named Thulani Mazibuko.
      • The money spent for the king's jet should have been used for buying food for the starving Swazis,’ said Pat Dlamini, a civil servant in the capital here.
      • About 10,000 Swazis arrived by truck, buses and on foot yesterday morning to a national meeting called by their king to hear of planned changes to the country's constitution.
  • 2mass noun The Nguni language of the Swazi, an official language in Swaziland and South Africa with about 1.6 million speakers.

    斯威士语(斯威士兰人使用的恩古尼族语,为斯威士兰和南非的官方语言,有约160万使用者)。亦称SISWATI

    Also called Siswati
adjective ˈswɑːziˈswɑzi
  • Relating to Swaziland, the Swazis, or their language.

    (与)斯威士兰(有关)的;(与)斯威士人(有关)的;(与)斯威士语(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Swazi language is referred to as ‘siSwati.’
    • As noted in the description of traditional Swazi beliefs regarding development, the siSwati language includes various terms for males and females.
    • The sight of a woman's buttocks is a strong insult in Swazi culture.
    • Fame and the chance of international stardom have not made him lose sight of his Swazi roots.
    • No barrier divides them, but the transition between gardened avenues and ramshackle Swazi township is stark.

Origin

From the name of Mswati, a 19th-century king of the Swazis.

Rhymes

Anasazi, Ashkenazi, Ashkenazy, Benghazi, Ghazi, kamikaze, khazi, Stasi

Definition of Swazi in US English:

Swazi

nounˈswɑziˈswäzē
  • 1A member of a people inhabiting Swaziland and parts of eastern Transvaal.

    斯威士人(居住在斯威士兰和德兰士瓦省的东部)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many Swazis respect and rely on traditional medicine and healers in what has remained a highly conservative society.
    • Three other people, a Zimbabwean and two Swazis, were diagnosed with cholera last week but were all discharged.
    • More than a million ethnic Swazi reside in South Africa.
    • Many Swazis find work in South African mines, and much of Swaziland's electricity is imported from South Africa.
    • In the late 1830s, initial contact occurred among the Swazi, the Boers, and the British.
    • The Zulu kingdom on the east coast, north of Natal, was the largest; the Swazi, Tswana, Pedi, Venda, Mpondo, and Thembu remained substantial chiefdoms.
    • Rural Swazis divide tasks according to sex, age, and social status.
    • Inuit turn to their elders, Swazis seek their go gos.
    • Chilufya was one of the two members from Southern Africa, together with a Swazi, elected on the board dominated by North and West Africa.
    • The result was the emergence of the Zulu, Xhosa, Pedi, Venda, Swazi, Sotho, Tswana, and Tsonga nations, along with the white Afrikaners.
    • The Swazi believe strongly in respect for age.
    • In a blink of an eye, it seems, Swazis have gone from deep denial of the existence of Aids to panic as they realise all the people they are burying are not dying of witchcraft.
    • The Swazi traditionally have not held the actual age of a person to be vitally important.
    • More than 2000 Swazis, including representatives of worker, student and political organisations, attended Sunday's meeting in the Mpumalanga town close to the Swazi border.
    • At stake is the future of millions of South Africans like Swazi.
    1. 1.1 A native or inhabitant of Swaziland.
      斯威士兰人
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Following Mswati's death, the Swazis reached agreements with British and South African authorities over a range of issues, including independence, claims on resources by Europeans, administrative authority, and security.
      • There was no stopping the Swazis in the second set in this championship and they won the third and fourth sets 25-21 and 25-16 respectively.
      • It had been donated by UNICEF and was covered with AIDS posters urging Swazis to ‘use a condom, save a life.’
      • He told Swazis that Britain has a R1 billion business providing cannabis-based pain killers to hospitals, and tests are now underway to use the medicine to beat AIDS and cancer.
      • The Swazis, however, with their lack of resources have never featured at either the World Cup or Nations Cup levels.
      • About 10,000 Swazis arrived by truck, buses and on foot yesterday morning to a national meeting called by their king to hear of planned changes to the country's constitution.
      • Mashaba also claimed the Swazis cancelled their scheduled friendly against Lesotho in Maseru on Sunday because they feared that Mashaba would send his spies to watch the game.
      • The Swazis frustrated the more skillful and quicker home side by playing the off-side trap continually.
      • Matsebula ruled that statements allegedly made by Masuku during a pro-democracy rally on November 7, 2000 could only be taken by the average Swazi as meaning that he sought the ouster of the king and his government.
      • The turnout was far smaller than the 250,000 Swazis who came to the last national gathering several years ago, where Mswati announced the appointment of a new prime minister.
      • The money spent for the king's jet should have been used for buying food for the starving Swazis,’ said Pat Dlamini, a civil servant in the capital here.
      • Now, Swazis insist that they are proud to be a kingdom, so the task at hand is to find a way to make the monarchy work while the rights of the people are respected.
      • Several days later, on a climb called Rude Bushman, my partner is a dreadlocked 25-year-old Swazi named Thulani Mazibuko.
  • 2The Nguni language of the Swazi, an official language in Swaziland and South Africa.

    斯威士语(斯威士兰人使用的恩古尼族语,为斯威士兰和南非的官方语言,有约160万使用者)。亦称SISWATI

adjectiveˈswɑziˈswäzē
  • Relating to Swaziland, the Swazis, or their language.

    (与)斯威士兰(有关)的;(与)斯威士人(有关)的;(与)斯威士语(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sight of a woman's buttocks is a strong insult in Swazi culture.
    • Fame and the chance of international stardom have not made him lose sight of his Swazi roots.
    • No barrier divides them, but the transition between gardened avenues and ramshackle Swazi township is stark.
    • As noted in the description of traditional Swazi beliefs regarding development, the siSwati language includes various terms for males and females.
    • The Swazi language is referred to as ‘siSwati.’

Origin

From the name of Mswati, a 19th-century king of the Swazis.

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