group of North American Indian tribes, 1761, from North American French, short for Nadouessioux, sometimes said to be from Ojibway (Algonquian) Natowessiwak (plural), literally "little snakes," from nadowe "Iroquois" (literally "big snakes"). Another explanation traces it to early Ottawa (Algonquian) singular /na:towe:ssi/ (plural /na:towe:ssiwak/) "Sioux," apparently from a verb meaning "to speak a foreign language" [Bright]. In either case, a name given by their neighbors; the people's name for themselves is Dakota.
实用例句
1. The Sioux had always fought other tribes for territorial rights.
苏人总是为领地权与其他部落作战。
来自柯林斯例句
2. In the Midwest, Morningside College Sioux City, Iowa, has more than one thousand students.
在中西部, 衣阿华州Sioux市的莫宁赛德学院, 拥有1, 000多名学生.
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3. The cavalry commander predicted that many Sioux would bite the dust if they attacked the fort.
骑兵指挥官预言,如果苏族人进兵要塞,他们中有很多人会被打死.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Alumnus Art Exhibition , Eppley Gallery , Morningside College Sioux City, Iowa, 1998.
˙1998年朝阳大学校友展,亚波黎画廊, 爱荷华州, 朝阳大学.
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5. The lawyers ultimately concluded that thirty - eight Sioux braves were guilty.