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Algonquin/ælˈɡɒŋkwin/ n. & adj.●n. 1 a member of a N. American Indian people living in Canada along the Ottawa River and its tributaries 阿尔贡金人(居于加拿大渥太华河沿岸的印第安人) 2 the dialect of Ojibwa spoken by this people 阿尔贡金语(属奥吉韦方言) 3 = ALGONQUIAN n. 1, 2 ●adj. 1 of or relating to the Algonquins or their language 阿尔贡金人的;阿尔贡金语的 2 = ALGONQUIAN adj. [French from an Algonquian word meaning ‘at the place of spearing fish and eels’]■ Usage 用法说明 The use of Algonquin to refer to the Algonquian peoples or their languages (sense 3 above) is widespread but strictly incorrect. 用 Algonquin 一词表示阿尔贡金族人或语言(即上述释义 3) 的用法十分常见,但严格说来是不正确的。 |