first wife of Zeus, from Greek Metis, literally "advice, wisdom, counsel; cunning, skill, craft," from PIE root *me- "to measure" (see meter (n.2)).
metis (n.)
"person of mixed parentage," especially French Canadian and North American Indian, from French métis, from Late Latin mixticus "of mixed race," from Latin mixtus "mixed," past participle of miscere "to mix, mingle" (see mix (v.)). Compare mestizo.
雙語例句
1. Q: In what industry did the Metis first work with European settlers?
美地人與從歐洲移民最初一起從事哪類行業(yè)?
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2. These metis are always deformed in some fashion.
這些雜種總在在某個(gè)方面有點(diǎn)殘疾.
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3. Metis and Adrastea lie within Jupiter's main ring.