lamba
lamba — 名詞
1. a broad cloth from Madagascar that people wear around the body or over the shoul
蘭巴披布
馬達加斯加常見的寬大披布
a broad cloth from Madagascar that people wear around the body or over the shoulders like a wrap.
At the market, Mialy bought a bright lamba for her mother.
在市場裡，Mialy 買了一條鮮豔的蘭巴披布送給母親。
buy a lamba at a market
The baby slept while his aunt tied a lamba around him.
嬰兒睡著時，他的阿姨用一條蘭巴披布把他包起來。
tie a lamba around someone
On cool evenings, Grandmother Rina wears a lamba over her shoulders.
天氣轉涼的晚上，Rina 祖母會把蘭巴披布披在肩上。
During the parade, two dancers swung red lambas above their heads.
遊行時，兩名舞者把紅色的蘭巴披布在頭頂上揮舞。
文法句型
a lamba
wear a lamba
tie a lamba around someone
用法筆記
This sense names the cloth itself. It is typically described as a wrap worn on the body or shoulders rather than a narrow neck scarf.
2. an ethnic group in northern Zambia belonging to the wider Bantu family.
蘭巴族
尚比亞北部的班圖民族
an ethnic group in northern Zambia belonging to the wider Bantu family.
The Lamba hold a harvest dance in the village each dry season.
蘭巴族每到旱季都會在村裡舉行豐收舞。
the Lamba + plural cultural activity
Our guide explained how many Lamba families farm near Kasama.
我們的嚮導說明了許多蘭巴族家庭如何在 Kasama 附近務農。
Lamba families in northern Zambia
The museum display described Lamba beadwork from northern Zambia.
博物館的展區介紹了尚比亞北部蘭巴族的珠飾工藝。
Several Lamba communities still teach children local songs and stories.
幾個蘭巴族社群至今仍教孩子們當地的歌曲與故事。
文法句型
the Lamba
Lamba families
Lamba culture
用法筆記
Usually capitalised in running text. This sense refers to the ethnic group as a whole, not one individual person.
3. a person who belongs to the Lamba ethnic group.
蘭巴人
屬於蘭巴族的人
a person who belongs to the Lamba ethnic group.
Chipo married a Lamba from the next district after college.
Chipo 大學畢業後嫁給了隔壁區的一位蘭巴人。
a Lamba = one member of the group
At the market, we bought baskets from a Lamba woman.
在市場裡，我們向一位蘭巴婦女買了幾個籃子。
a Lamba woman
The article profiled a young Lamba who teaches village history.
那篇文章介紹了一位教授村落歷史的年輕蘭巴人。
The school hired a Lamba artist to paint the community hall.
學校聘請了一位蘭巴藝術家來彩繪社區會堂。
文法句型
a Lamba
many Lamba
Lamba woman / man
用法筆記
Use this sense for one person or for several individual members. For the people collectively, the previous sense is more natural.
4. the Bantu language spoken by the Lamba community in northern Zambia.
蘭巴語
蘭巴族使用的班圖語言
the Bantu language spoken by the Lamba community in northern Zambia.
The children sang the welcome song in Lamba before class began.
孩子們在上課前先用蘭巴語唱了歡迎歌。
in Lamba = in that language
A radio station in Kasama broadcasts news in Lamba each morning.
Kasama 的一個廣播電台每天早上都用蘭巴語播新聞。
broadcast news in Lamba
Ruth wrote the greeting in Lamba on the school poster.
Ruth 把那句問候語用蘭巴語寫在學校海報上。
Moses is recording old folktales in Lamba for the town library.
Moses 正在為鎮立圖書館錄下用蘭巴語講述的古老民間故事。
文法句型
speak Lamba
in Lamba
write in Lamba
用法筆記
This sense names the language, so it is usually used without an article: 'They speak Lamba' rather than 'the Lamba'.