| 释义 |
Creole/ˈkri:əʊl/ n. & adj.●n. 1a a descendant of European (esp. Spanish) settlers in the W. Indies or Central or S. America 克里奥耳人(指西印度群岛及中部南部美洲的欧洲(尤西班牙)人后裔) b a white descendant of French settlers in the southern US, esp. Louisiana (美国南部，尤指路易斯安那州的)法国白人后裔 c a person of mixed European and black descent (欧洲人与黑人的)混血儿 2 a mother tongue formed from the contact of a European language (esp. English, French, or Portuguese) with another (esp. African) language 克里奥耳化语言，混合语(欧洲语言(尤英语、法语或葡萄牙语)与其他语言(尤非洲语言)的混合语) ●adj. 1 of or relating to a Creole or Creoles 克里奥耳人的 2 (usu. 通常作 creole) of Creole origin or production 起源于克里奥耳的，克里奥耳生产的 creole cooking 克里奥耳式烹饪[French créole, criole from Spanish criollo, probably via Portuguese crioulo ‘home-born slave’ from criar ‘breed’, from Latin creare CREATE] |