| 单词 | Chilian |
| 释义 | Chilean, Chilian, a. and n.|ˈtʃɪlɪən|
Formerly also Chilesian.
[f. prec. + -an.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Chile or its inhabitants.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of Chile.
1704tr. A. de Ovalle's Hist. Relation Kingdom Chile in J. Churchill Coll. Voyages III. iii. ii. 69/1 The Chilean Indians having so often signalized their Valour in Fights, they may very justly be distinguish'd from all the other Indians. 1748Anson's Voy. ii. xiv. 282 The Arraucos, and the rest of the Chilian Indians. 1797Encycl. Brit. IV. 688/2 No defeats..could dispirit the Chilesians. 1818Deb. in Congress (1854) 2038 The restoration of the banished Chilians to their families. 1837Penny Cycl. XXXVI. 61/2 The Chilian Andes. 1866[see Peruvian a.]. 1898Jrnl. Sch. Geogr. (U.S.) Oct. 304 Punta Arenas..began its existence as a Chilean convict settlement. 1922Contemp. Rev. Mar. 336 The Chileans seem to me to aim at being the aristocracy of the other hemisphere. 1924Public Opinion 21 Mar. 278/2 The Chilian houseboy took us a short cut. 1952Oxf. Jun. Encycl. VI. 92/2 The Chilean Glory Flower (Eccremocarpus scaber) with clusters of small orange, tubular flowers. 1955Nomencl. Commerc. Timbers (B.S.I.) 52 ‘Chilean laurel’..Laurelia aromatica Juss. 1957Encycl. Brit. XVI. 43/2 The Chilean guava (M[yrtus] ugni), a shrub with ovate, dark-green leaves and white flowers succeeded by globular red or black glossy fruit..hardy in southwest Britain.
▸ Chilean sea bass n. chiefly N. Amer. the Patagonian toothfish, Dissostichus eleginoides, esp. as an article of food.
1984Seafood Business Rep. Nov.–Dec. 62/1 (advt.) Compare our quality service with your current seafood supplier... Fresh..salmon..Thailand snapper..Chilean sea bass. 2002C. M. Byron Martha Inc. xx. 298 Once the dinner started, the guests were treated to fresh Chilean sea bass with a potato bird's nest ensemble. |
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