Malay

英 [mə'leɪ] 美 [mə'leɪ]

• n. 马来人；马来语
• adj. 马来的；马来人的

英英释义

Noun:

1. a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago

2. a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages

Adjective:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago;

   "Malay peoples"
   "Malayan syllable structure"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Chinese, Malay and India must share a certain proportion in every block.
   每一座楼入住华人，马来人及印度人的比例都各有限制。
2. A dialect of Malay is the official language of Indonesia.
   印尼语马来语的一种方言，被指定为印度尼西亚的官方语言。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. They spoke a derivative of the Malay language.
   他们说一种从马来语派生的语言。
2. In a Malay house, too, a guest always leaves a little food.
   马来人家庭的客人，也总会留下一些食物。

词汇搭配

• Bahasa Malaysia 马来语
• Malay Archipelago 马来群岛
• Malay fowl 马来鸡

近反义词

【近义词】

• Malayan 马来人