a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')
the language spoken by the Eskimo
例句
用作名词 (n.)
It must be said in justification of the Eskimo men. 这肯定都是为爱斯基摩人的辩解。
So, I think this fish tank is simply meant for Eskimo, so the fishes can stay alive and swim in it forever. 因而我一位这纯粹是为爱斯基摩人设计的,这样鱼儿才能存活下来,永远在鱼缸中嬉戏。
用作形容词 (adj.)
It must be said in justification of the Eskimo men. 这肯定都是为爱斯基摩人的辩解。
A similar picture emerges in parts of Canada, where tourist demands for souvenirs have perpetuated the Eskimo craft of soapstone carving. 加拿大部分地区也出现了类似的情况,游客对纪念品的需求使爱斯基摩人的皂石雕刻工艺得以永存。