papoose
US /pæpˈuːs/
UK /pəˈpuːs/
名詞
1.
搖籃, 嬰兒背帶
a type of portable cradle for a baby, consisting of a frame with a covering of skin or cloth, formerly used by North American Indigenous peoples
範例:
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The mother carried her baby in a traditional papoose.
母親用傳統的搖籃背著她的孩子。
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The museum displayed an ancient papoose made of deerskin.
博物館展示了一個用鹿皮製成的古老搖籃。
2.
美洲原住民兒童 (冒犯性)
(offensive, dated) a North American Indigenous child
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The old book used the term 'papoose' to refer to a Native American child, which is now considered offensive.
那本舊書用「papoose」一詞指代美洲原住民兒童，現在這被認為是冒犯性的。