释义
adj.
of or relating to Ireland, its people, or the Celtic language traditionally and historically spoken there
(与)爱尔兰(有关)的;(与)爱尔兰人(有关)的;(与)古凯尔特语(有关)的。
offensive (of a statement or action) paradoxical; illogical or apparently so
〈冒犯〉 (陈述,举动)荒谬的;(显然)不合逻辑的,(显然)不合理的。
n.
(亦作Irish Gaelic)the Celtic language of Ireland
(爱尔兰的)凯尔特语。
[as plural noun the Irish]the people of Ireland; Irish people collectively
爱尔兰人;爱尔兰民族。
词源
"Middle English: from Old English Īr- (stem of Īras ‘the Irish' and Īrland ‘Ireland', obscurely related to HIBERNIAN) +-ISH1."