单词 | Austronesian |
释义 | Austronesian, a.|ɔːstrəʊˈniːʃ(ɪ)ən| [f. G. austronesisch (W. Schmidt 1899, in Mitteil. Anthrop. Ges. Wien XXIX. 248/1). f. L. austr(ālis southern + -o + Gr. νῆσ-ος island: see -ian.] = Malayo-Polynesian a.
1903Amer. Anthropol. V. 164/1 Father Schmidt..accepts that part of his [sc. Müller's] theory which sees in the Melanesians a mixed race sprung from the Papuan aborigines and Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) immigrants. 1927[see Austro-2]. 1958Times 6 Nov. 7/2 Bennett..considers that beyond doubt the cradle of Maori origins lies ‘somewhere in south-east Asia’ while Malaya itself is the homeland of the Austronesian family of languages. |

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