giaour
/jou-uhr, jou-er/US // ˈdʒaʊ ər, ˈdʒaʊ ər //UK // (ˈdʒaʊə) //
吉奥尔
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Turkish.
- : an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
Examples
The lady refused to visit our camp, and seemed to hold the Giaour in profound contempt.
"Your medicine is good, Giaour," she said, with the ghost of a disdainful laugh.
The Giaour, Lara, and the Corsair make me justly style him a poet.
The "Giaour" is due to a personal adventure of Byron's, in which he played, as was his wont, a most energetic and generous part.
Byron speaks in his own person in the introduction of the "Giaour," which is replete with most exquisite beauty.
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