perce
perce — 名詞
- percesingular
- percesplural
1. a Native American people whose traditional homeland is the Columbia River Platea
內茲珀斯族
美國西北部高原的原住民族群
a Native American people whose traditional homeland is the Columbia River Plateau in what are now the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington; the Perce are closely identified with the Appaloosa horse and the salmon-fishing culture of the Pacific Northwest
The Perce traditionally lived in villages along the rivers of Idaho and Oregon.
內茲珀斯族傳統上居住在愛達荷州和奧勒岡州的河流沿岸村莊。
plural noun: the Perce + plural verb
Tuan visited the tribal museum in Lapwai to learn about Perce history.
Tuan 前往拉普懷的部落博物館，了解內茲珀斯族的歷史。
collocation: Perce history / Perce culture
The Perce used Appaloosa horses for travel across the high plateau.
內茲珀斯族使用阿帕盧薩馬在高地平原上旅行。
A new exhibit at the museum shows the traditional crafts of the Perce.
博物館的新展覽展示了內茲珀斯族的傳統工藝品。
文法句型
the Perce + plural verb
用法筆記
Always used with the definite article and takes a plural verb: the Perce are, the Perce have. The people refer to themselves as Nimíipuu in their own language.
常見錯誤
2. a person belonging to the Native American group whose ancestral lands are in Ida
內茲珀斯人
內茲珀斯族的成員
a person belonging to the Native American group whose ancestral lands are in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, whether a contemporary individual or an ancestor
Gabriel is a Perce who grew up on the reservation in northern Idaho.
Gabriel 是內茲珀斯人，在愛達荷州北部的保留區長大。
singular noun: a Perce = a member of the tribe
A Perce from the tribal council spoke at the conference about land rights.
一位來自部落議會的內茲珀斯人在會議上談論土地權利。
Students listened carefully as a Perce described the traditional uses of local plants.
學生們專心聆聽一位內茲珀斯人講述當地植物的傳統用途。
The young Perce felt proud to represent his community at the national youth summit.
那位年輕的內茲珀斯人很自豪能在全國青年高峰會上代表他的社區。
- Nez Percé
the full form; 'a Nez Percé' is more formal than 'a Perce'
- tribal member
a general term that does not specify which indigenous group, but can be used when the context is already clear
文法句型
a Perce
the young Perce
3. the Sahaptian language traditionally spoken by the Perce people, now with very f
內茲珀斯語
內茲珀斯族的傳統語言
the Sahaptian language traditionally spoken by the Perce people, now with very few fluent speakers and actively being revived by the community
Fewer than twenty fluent speakers of the Perce language remain alive today.
如今能流利使用內茲珀斯語的人不到二十位。
uncountable: the Perce language
Elders have been recording Perce language lessons to help younger generations learn it.
部落長老一直在錄製內茲珀斯語課程，幫助年輕一代學習。
noun modifier: Perce language
The Perce word for horse shows how important these animals were to the people.
內茲珀斯語中表示馬的詞彙，顯示了這些動物對族人的重要性。
Linguists have created a dictionary to help preserve the Perce language.
語言學家編寫了一本字典，致力於保存內茲珀斯語。
- Nez Percé language
the full name, preferred in academic linguistics writing
- Nimíipuu
the name of the language in the language itself; also the self-designation of the people
文法句型
the Perce language
in Perce
speak Perce