1
- a member of an indigenous people of the extreme north of Scandinavia, traditionally associated with the herding of reindeer拉普人(斯堪的纳维亚极北地区土著, 有放牧驯鹿传统)。
2
- mass noun the FinnoUgric language of this people, with nine distinct dialects spoken by around 25,000 people altogether拉普语。
- of or relating to the Lapps or their language(与)拉普人(有关)的; (与)拉普语(有关)的。
USAGE
Although the term Lapp is still widely used and is the most familiar term to many people, the people themselves prefer to be called Sami.
词源
Swedish, perhaps originally a term of contempt and related to Middle High German lappe 'simpleton'.