yoruba

yoruba

美 [ˈjɔrəbə] 　英 [ˈjɒrʊbə]

• n.约鲁巴语（非洲西部，尤其尼日利亚西南部的约鲁巴人的语言）
• 网络约鲁巴族；优鲁巴文

英汉双解

英汉解释

n.	1. (西非)约鲁巴人 2. 约鲁巴语

英英解释

n.	1. someone who is a member of the Yoruba people of West Africa; a group of people from Nigeria and Benin in West Africa 2. the language of the Yoruba people

例句

In Yoruba land, twins are regarded as a special gift from God and bearers of good luck. Twins are treated with affection, love and respect.

在约鲁巴语里，双胞胎被视为神赋于一个特别的礼物和送来的好运气，双胞胎被视为友爱，爱和尊重。

But (as usual in this area of study, there's a "but" ) they couldn't find any pattern at all in the MHC-dissimilarity of the Yoruba couples.

但是（这个领域范畴内的研究通常都会有“但是”的情况发生），在约鲁巴人种族中却没有发现类似的现象。

Most genomic studies done in Africa so far have focused on the Yoruba of Nigeria.

到目前为止，科学家进行的基因组研究大都聚焦于尼日利亚的约鲁巴人。

There is hardly a family there without a set of twins. Almost 5% of all Yoruba births produce twins.

几乎每一个家庭都有一双胞胎，大约有5%的约鲁巴语人出生双胞胎。

The first Igbo Bible was translated from English in about the 1800s by Bishop Crowther, who was a Yoruba.

第一本伊博人的圣经翻译自英文，于1800年代由克鲁瑟主教所译。

The chorus is a mix of Yoruba and English.

这首合唱曲目是英语和非洲语唱的。

In tone languages, such as Mandarin in China or Yoruba in West Africa, the pitch of a spoken word affects its meaning.

像在中国所说的北京话或在西非所说的约鲁巴语，属于声调语言，说话者的声调会影响字意。

For example, the women from Yoruba tribe in West Africa consume plenty of cassava, a type of yam or sweet potato.

例如，西非约鲁巴部落的妇女食用大量的木薯。木薯是一种甜薯或者甜土豆。