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Eskimo/ˈeskiməʊ/ n. & adj. (also 亦作 Esquimau) often offens. [常冒犯]●n. (pl. same 单复同 or -os or Esquimaux) 1 a member of a people inhabiting northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and eastern Siberia 爱斯基摩人(居住在加拿大北部、阿拉斯加、格棱兰和西伯利亚东部) 2 any of the languages of this people 爱斯基摩人讲的语言 ●adj. of or relating to the Eskimos or their language 爱斯基摩人的；爱斯基摩语的 [Danish from French Esquimaux (pl.), from Algonquian, literally ‘eaters of raw flesh’]■ Usage 用法说明 In Canada and, increasingly, elsewhere the term Inuit is used to refer to Canadian Eskimos and also to Eskimos generally. The term Eskimo may offend some people. 在世界各地区，人们现用 Inuit 来指加拿大的爱斯基摩人，也用其作为爱斯基摩人的统称。用 Eskimo 这个词可能会冒犯一些人。 |