mandarin
/ˈmæn.də.rɪn/
- n.
- 中国官话，国语，满清官吏，柑橘
- adj.
- (中国式)紧身马褂的
中文释义来自 ECDICT
mandarin1词源 1
词源链
- ms
menteri
派生
- 英语English
mandarin
词源说明
From Portuguese mandarim, mandarij, from Malay menteri, manteri, and its source, Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), from मन्त्र (mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् (-in, an agent suffix).
释义
名词noun
- 1historicalA high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire. [from 1580s]
- 2A pedantic or elitist bureaucrat.
- 3(sometimes derogatory) A pedantic senior person of influence in academia or literary circles.
mandarin2词源 2
词源链
- 英语English
mandarin
词源说明
From French mandarine, feminine of mandarin, probably formed as Etymology 1, above, from the yellow colour of the mandarins' costume.