词族 · Sinhalese
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中文词源
Sinhalese 僧伽罗人，僧伽罗语，斯里兰卡人
来自梵语 Sinhala,斯里兰卡，字面意思即狮子岛，来自 simhah,狮子，词源同 Singapore,Singh.
英语词源
- Sinhalese (adj.)
- also Singhalese, "pertaining to Sri Lanka," 1797, from Sanskrit Sinhala "Sri Lanka, Ceylon," from simhala-, literally "of lions," from simhah "lion." As the name of a language spoken there, it is attested from 1801.
权威例句
- 1. The Sinhalese army fenced it in with barbed wire and bombed it.
- 僧伽罗人的军队用带刺铁丝网将其围个水泄不通,尔后再大举轰炸.
- 2. Ethnic Composition: a mixture of Sinhalese, Dravidian, Arab and Black.
- 民族: (斯里兰卡)僧伽罗人 、 (印度的)达罗毗荼人 、 阿拉伯人和黑人的混合民族.
- 3. So too are Sri Lanka's Sinhalese majority , after a 26 - year civil war.
- 结束了长达 26年 的内战,斯里兰卡的僧伽罗族人也同样高兴.
- 4. Mr Prabhakaran declared the election a Sinhalese affair, not for independence - seeking Tamils.
- Prabhakaran先生宣布选举是锡兰人的事情, 而不是寻求独立的泰米尔人的.
- 5. For their part , the Sinhalese need to understand that this is so.
- 对于锡兰族而言,需要理解这就是这样.