Cornish
adjective
uk/ˈkɔː.nɪʃ/us/ˈkɔːr.nɪʃ/relatingto Cornwall insouthwestEngland, oritspeople:
康沃尔郡的；康沃尔郡人的Thefilmhas themagnificentCornishcoastlineas abackdrop.这部电影以康沃尔壮丽的海岸线为背景。
Mymotheris Cornish.我母亲是康沃尔郡人。
using orrelatingto theancientCelticlanguagespokenin Cornwall:
康沃尔语的Tyack is a Cornish wordmeaning"farmer".“Tyack”在康沃尔语里是“农民”的意思。
- Dolphins andporpoisescan beseenfrom Cornishbeaches.
- Thedocumentaryfollowsthelivesof Cornishfishermen.
- Du Maurierkneweveryinchof the Cornishcountrysideshedescribedin hernovels.
- Floodsdevastatedthe Cornishseasidetown.
- A Cornishteachercame to set eachdayandhelpedactorswithpronunciation.
- Bugaboo might come from anoldCelticword (mostlikelybucca-boo, anoldCornish word for adevilorspectre).
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Cornish
noun
uk/ˈkɔː.nɪʃ/us/ˈkɔːr.nɪʃ/[U]
anancientCelticlanguagespokenin Cornwall,especiallyin the past:
康沃尔语Cornish iscloselyrelatedtoBretonandWelsh.康沃尔语与布列塔尼语和威尔士语有紧密的联系。
Her last words were in Cornish.她的临终遗言是用康沃尔语说的。
the Cornish[plural]
thepeopleof Cornwall insouthwestEngland:
康沃尔郡人Tourists usuallyreceiveawarmwelcomefrom the Cornish.游客们常会受到康沃尔郡人的热情欢迎。
- The lastnativespeakerto use Cornish as a firstlanguagediedin 1891, but thelanguagewasrevivedin the 20thcentury.
- Estimates of thenumberofpeoplewhospeakfluentCornishrangefrom a few hundred to several thousand.
- Secondhomeownerswereaccusedofdrivinguphousepricesandpushingout the Cornish.
- There are around 3,500 Cornish with aworkingknowledgeof thelanguage.
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