Sinhalese 英 [,sinhə'li:z;'-li:s]  

Sinhalese

Sinhalese  英 [,sinhə'li:z;'-li:s]

n. 僧伽罗人(等于Singhalese) 

名词复数:sinhaleses 

But with the Sinhalese vote apparently closely split between Mr Rajapaksa and Mr Fonseka, Tamils, who constitute only 12% of the population, may have the deciding say. 但是,僧伽罗人的选票几乎被拉贾帕克萨先生和丰塞卡先生对半分了,因此仅占国家人口12%的泰米尔人可能有最终决定权。

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  • n. 僧伽罗人(等于Singhalese)
  • 1. But with the Sinhalese vote apparently closely split between Mr Rajapaksa and Mr Fonseka, Tamils, who constitute only 12% of the population, may have the deciding say.

    但是,僧伽罗人的选票几乎被拉贾帕克萨先生和丰塞卡先生对半分了,因此仅占国家人口12%的泰米尔人可能有最终决定权。

  • Sinhalese (adj.) also Cingalese, Singhalese, "pertaining to Sri Lanka," 1797, from Sanskrit Sinhala "Sri Lanka, Ceylon," from simhala-, literally "of lions," from simhah "lion." As the name of a language spoken there, it is attested from 1801.
Sin·hal·ese / ˌsɪnhəˈliːz ; NAmE ˌsɪnhəˈliːz / / ˌsɪnəhəˈliːz ; NAmE ˌsɪnəhəˈliːz / noun ( plural Sin·hal·ese ) 1 [countable ] a member of a race of people living in Sri Lanka 僧伽罗人(居住在斯里兰卡) 2 [uncountable ] the language of the Sinhalese 僧伽罗语 Sin·hal·ese adjective Sin·hal·ese / ˌsɪnhəˈliːz ; NAmE ˌsɪnhəˈliːz /
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