torres
torres — 名詞
- torressingular
- torresesplural
1. A member of the Indigenous group whose traditional lands are the small islands i
托雷斯人
托雷斯海峽群島的原住民
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.
Justin 來自托雷斯海峽的一座大島星期四島，他是托雷斯人。
attributive noun: a Torres / the Torres people
The Torres have lived in the region for more than 2,500 years before European explorers arrived.
托雷斯人在歐洲探險家到來之前，已在該地區生活了超過兩千五百年。
collective plural: the Torres (people group)
Yara interviewed several Torres artists who create traditional works using turtle shells and bird feathers.
Yara 訪問了幾位托雷斯藝術家，他們用龜殼和鳥羽創作傳統工藝品。
Many Torres living in cities still return to the islands each year for ceremonies.
許多住在城市的托雷斯人每年仍會返回群島參加祭典。
Felix wrote his school project on the languages spoken by Torres people across different islands.
Felix 的學校報告探討了托雷斯人在不同島嶼使用的語言。
- 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.