torres
torres — noun
- torressingular
- torresesplural
1. A member of the Indigenous group whose traditional lands are the small islands i
A member of the Indigenous group whose traditional lands are the small islands in the Torres Strait, the sea passage between northern Australia and the island of New Guinea.
Justin is a Torres from Thursday Island, a large island in the strait.
attributive noun: a Torres / the Torres people
The Torres have lived in the region for more than 2,500 years before European explorers arrived.
collective plural: the Torres (people group)
Yara interviewed several Torres artists who create traditional works using turtle shells and bird feathers.
Many Torres living in cities still return to the islands each year for ceremonies.
Felix wrote his school project on the languages spoken by Torres people across different islands.
- Torres Strait Islander
The full, formal name; 'Torres' is the shortened form used in everyday speech within Australia.
文法句型
a Torres
the Torres (plural)
用法筆記
Used attributively in the full name Torres Strait Islander, but also functions alone (a Torres, the Torres) as a shortened form referring to the ethnic group. The singular refers to one person; the plural form Torres (without 's) refers to the people collectively.