1580s, from Danish Eskimo or Middle French Esquimaux (plural), both probably from an Algonquian word, such as Abenaki askimo (plural askimoak), Ojibwa ashkimeq, traditionally said to mean literally "eaters of raw meat," from Proto-Algonquian *ask- "raw" + *-imo "eat." Research from 1980s in linguistics of the region suggests this derivation, though widely credited there, might be inaccurate or incomplete, and the word might mean "snowshoe-netter." See also Innuit. Of language, from 1819. As an adjective by 1744. Eskimo pie "chocolate-coated ice cream bar" introduced 1922 and was initially a craze that drove up the price of cocoa beans on the New York market 50 percent in three months [F.L. Allen, "Only Yesterday," 1931].
双语例句
1. Are you saying you gave your heart and soul to that eskimo pitch?
你敢说你在爱斯基摩那个广告上尽全力了?
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2. What do you get when you cross a gay Eskimo and a black guy?
当你遇到一个爱斯基摩同性恋和一个黑人的时候,会发生 什么 ?
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3. An Eskimo is ill - fitted for living in the tropics.
爱斯基摩人不适于在热带生活.
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4. It must be said in justification of the Eskimo men.
这肯定都是为爱斯基摩人的辩解.
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5. Her Eskimo name is Miyax while her English name is Julie.
