All the time, every hour of the day. “He works all the hours God sends.”意为“一直, 自始至终“。如:“他一直在工作。”...[继续阅读]

    Probably the best known of Hawaiian words contributed to standard English. Aloha, meaning either “hello”or “good-bye, ” literally means “love” in Hawaiian and can mean “I love you”if mi loa is prefaced to it. It has been called the worlds loveliest greeti...[继续阅读]

    Colorful shirts in bright prints of hula girls, palm trees, pineapples, and many other Hawaiian subjects. These shirts date back to the 1920s, when small Honolulu tailor shops began making them for the tourist trade. Native Hawaiian Ellery Chun (1909—2000...[继续阅读]

    A letter of the alphabet, as in “My name begin with the alphabet B.” This follows a Japanese practice taken from the many Japanese settlers in Hawaii, the Japanese word for letter being the same as that for alphabet. 指字母表中的任何一个字母, 如:“我名字的第一个字母是B。”...[继续阅读]

    Often means “yet”, as in “I called you up, but you werent there already.” This usage probably stems from a similar practice among Portuguese settlers in Hawaii. 此词与“yet”的意义相同, 如:“我给你打电话, 可是你不在。” 这种用法也许来自在夏威夷的葡萄牙侨...[继续阅读]

    The breed of dog commonly called a German shepherd or a police dog in the United States. 一种狗, 在美国一般称之为 German shepherd dog 或 police dog。...[继续阅读]

    Common in Maine for all or all that. “Thats alst I heard about it.”缅因州人常用, 意为“全部(的), 所有(的)”, 如:“我听到的就是这些。”...[继续阅读]

    A Japanese borrowing and shortening of amateur. 日本语借用amateur的缩略词。...[继续阅读]

    A ruffian who fights in the streets.“A gang of amalaitas beat him senseless.”From a Zulu word meaning a street desperado. Pronounced ama-lay-ta.街头斗殴的流氓恶棍, 如:“一群街头流氓把他打得昏死过去。” 源自祖鲁族语, 意为“街头恶棍”, 读音ama-lay-ta。...[继续阅读]

    A group of fervent believers is called an amen corner, after the similarly named place near the pulpit in churches that is occupied by those who lead the responsive “amens” to the preachers prayers. 会议发言人或演讲人的狂热追随者所坐的座位。源自教堂的讲道坛的右侧前部...[继续阅读]