Hun
/hʌn/noun
1
- a member of a warlike Asiatic nomadic people who invaded and ravaged Europe in the 4th-5th centuries匈奴人(亚洲好战的游牧民族, 4世纪和5世纪期间侵略并劫掠了欧洲)。
1.1
- a reckless or uncivilized destroyer of something野蛮人; 大肆破坏者
2
- informal, derogatory 〈非正式, 贬〉a German (especially in military contexts during the First and Second World Wars)德国佬(尤指在第一和第二次世界大战时的德军)。
2.1
the Hun
Germans collectively总称德国人。
派生词
Hunnish
adjective词源
Old English Hūne, Hūnas (plural), from late Latin Hunni, from Greek Hounnoi, of Middle Iranian origin.