sahib

/ˈsɑː(ɦ)ɪb/ /ˈseɪɪb/

Meanings

noun

老爷，大人。

A term of respect for a white European or other person of rank in colonial India.

Examples :

"During the British Raj, the Indian workers addressed their British manager as "Sahib" out of respect. "

在英国统治时期，印度工人为了表示尊敬，称呼他们的英国经理为“老爷”。

Related Words

their pronoun

/ðeər/

他们的

"They brought their books with them."

他们带了他们的书。

respect noun

/ɹɪˈspɛkt/

尊重，敬重

"He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him."

他是一位学术泰斗，我对他非常敬佩。

workers noun

/ˈwɜː.kəz/ /ˈwɝ.kɚz/

工人，劳动者。

"The factory workers assembled the cars all day. "

工厂的工人们整天组装汽车。

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

人，人物，个体。

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

每个人在身心方面都是独一无二的。

addressed verb

/əˈdɹɛst/

准备，预备

"She addressed herself to the difficult task by breaking it into smaller steps. "

她通过把难题分解成小步骤来准备自己，从而应对这个难题。

manager noun

/ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/ /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒɚ/

经理，管理者

"The school's new manager is responsible for organizing the sports teams. "

学校新来的管理者负责组织各个运动队。

white noun

/waɪt/

白色，雪白。

"The white of the freshly fallen snow covered the playground. "

刚下的雪白色的雪覆盖了整个操场。

other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

别人，他人

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

我弟弟完全变了个人，他是个别人，和我一点都不像。

term noun

/tɜːm/ /tɝm/

界限，范围。

""Alright, look...we can spend the holidays with your parents, but this time it will be on my terms.""

好吧，听着...我们可以和你父母一起过节，但这次必须按我的条件来，得有个我的底线/范围/界限。

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india proper noun

/ˈɪndiə/

印度

"She is traveling to India next month."

她下个月将前往印度旅行。

colonial noun

/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/

殖民地居民，殖民者。

"The colonial teacher spoke about the history of her country's past relationship with the neighboring nation. "

那位来自殖民地国家的老师讲述了她的国家过去和邻国之间的历史关系。

during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

持续，延续，持久。

"The storm during all night. "

暴风雨持续了整夜。