• adj. 愛爾蘭的；愛爾蘭人的
• n. 愛爾蘭人；愛爾蘭語；愛爾蘭

來自古愛爾蘭語Eriu,肥沃的土地。

Irish (n.)

c. 1200, Irisce, from stem of Old English Iras "inhabitant of Ireland," from Old Norse irar, ultimately from Old Irish Eriu (accusative Eirinn, Erinn) "Erin," which is from Old Celtic *Iveriu (accusative *Iverionem, ablative *Iverione), perhaps from PIE *pi-wer- "fertile," literally "fat," from root *peie- "to be fat, swell" (see fat (adj.)).

Meaning "temper, passion" is 1834, American English (first attested in writings of Davy Crockett), from the legendary pugnacity of Irish people. Irish-American is from 1832; Irish stew is attested from 1814; Irish coffee is from 1950. Wild Irish (late 14c.) originally were those not under English rule; Black Irish in reference to those of Mediterranean appearance is from 1888.

1. "Kathleen" was, as its 1892 subtitle asserted, "An Irish Drama".

正如1892年劇本的副標(biāo)題所強(qiáng)調(diào)的，《凱瑟琳》是一部“愛爾蘭戲劇”。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Daly was a fast-talking Irish-American who had started out as a salesman.

達(dá)利是個(gè)花言巧語的愛爾蘭裔美國人，最初是干推銷員的。

來自柯林斯例句

3. I want to teach Irish so that it won'tdie out.

我想教愛爾蘭語，這樣它就不會(huì)徹底消失。

來自柯林斯例句

4. "How do you know he's Irish?" —"Sticks out a mile."

“你是怎么知道他是愛爾蘭人的呢？”——“明擺的事嘛?！?/dd>

來自柯林斯例句

5. Her Irish accent, after thirty-odd years in London, is undiluted.

她在倫敦呆了30多年，愛爾蘭口音仍很濃重。

來自柯林斯例句