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Indian/ˈindiən/ n. & adj.●n. 1a a native or national of India 印度人；印度国民 b a person of Indian descent 印度人的后裔 2 an American Indian 美洲印第安人 3 any of the languages of the aboriginal peoples of America 任何一种美洲土著人语言 ●adj. 1 of or relating to India, or to the subcontinent comprising India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh (有关)印度的；(有关)印度次大陆的(包括印度、巴基斯坦、孟加拉) 2 of or relating to the aboriginal peoples of America (有关)美洲土著人的 [Middle English from India, ultimately via Greek Indos, the River Indus, from Persian Hind: cf. HINDU]■ Usage 用法说明 Indian is a misnomer for the native peoples of America, having arisen from the mistaken belief of Christopher Columbus and other Europeans in the 15th － 16th centuries that they had reached part of India by a new route. The term is considered to convey an offensive stereotype by some. However, it is used by many Native Americans in the US as a term of pride and respect. The full form American Indian (and in Canada, Canadian Indian) are unambiguous alternatives. See also Usage Note at NATIVE AMERICAN. Indian 被误用来指美洲本土人，这是由于在 15 至 16 世纪哥伦布及其他欧洲人错误地认为他们通过一条新的海路到了印度的某地。有些人认为该词习惯上表示为冒犯语，但在美国的印第安人却认为是一种尊称。印第安人 (Indian) 的全称为 American Indian (在加拿大称作 Canadian Indian) ，用它们来代替 Indian 则意义清楚无误。另见 NATIVE AMERICAN 的用法说明。 |