| 释义 |
shenzi|ˈʃɛnzɪ|
[Swahili.]
In East Africa, an uncivilized tribesman. In extended sense, a barbarian, a person outside the person's cultural group.
1910T. Roosevelt Afr. Game Trails x. 258 The ‘shenzis’—wild natives called in Swahili..‘wa-shenzi’. 1921Blackw. Mag. Jan. 121/2 He, an askari of G company, ran away from a lot of miserable shouting shenzis! 1926Spectator 3 July 10/2 Local shenzis..had gathered round the gramophone. 1976K. Thackeray Crownbird vi. 111 The Chinese face was impassive... That he should be..involved with this bunch of shenzis..was very confusing. |
