| 释义 |
Zambian, n. and a.|ˈzæmbɪən|
[f. Zambia (see def.) + -an.]
A. n. A native, citizen, or inhabitant of Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia), a country in south central Africa.
1964Economist 15 Feb. 607/2 With only 180 ‘Zambians’ (Northern Rhodesia's name when independent) taking school certificate this year. 1976Drum (E. Afr. ed.) Aug. 8/1 Another reason for the shortage here is that the township council has turned down licence applications from non-black Zambians and foreigners. 1977‘O. Jacks’ Autumn Heroes xiv. 207 Everyone had learned to freeze into silence the moment the Zambian made pronouncements.
B. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Zambia or its people.
1964Times 13 Nov. 11/3 A European in Zambia whose father was born in Britain might decide after a year to acquire Zambian citizenship. 1966Listener 15 Dec. 879/2 The whole Rhodesian situation has driven Zambian politicians into a kind of neurosis. 1970Cape Times 28 Oct. 2/5, I was furious when we found ourselves on the Zambian side of the lake. 1977Whitaker's Almanack 1978 588/1 The Zambian Minister of Home Affairs signed deportation orders for 55 aliens who it was said had entered the country illegally.
Hence ˈZambianize v. trans., to make Zambian in character, by replacing foreign personnel by native Zambians; Zambianiˈzation.
1968Times 18 Nov. (Zambia Suppl.) p. v/2 The Zambian government wants to see the whole industry Zambianized, with no whites and indeed no foreign Africans in any jobs. 1968Economist 14 Dec. 26/2 ANC claims simply that it could have done better, picking out the soaring cost of living, wasteful public expenditure and falling standards in the police force—the last two linked with too-rapid Zambianisation. 1969Listener 14 Aug. 221/3 That may have led to the proposal to ‘Zambianise’ the judiciary. 1976G. C. Bond Politics of Change in Zambian Community x. 166 Its policy of rapid Zambianization siphoned off the more educated and progressive elements. 1984Mining Jrnl. 26 Oct. 287/2 Zambianization of the mining industry was a natural consequence of independence. |
