"indians" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 印第安人
• 印度人

Definition

"Indians" 可以指印度人，也可以指美洲原住民，具體意思取決於語境。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在英文裡，現代"Indians"多指印度人。涉及美洲原住民時，宜用"Native Americans"或"Indigenous peoples"；直接稱"Indians"已不常見，可能被視為不尊重。

Examples

Many Indians speak Hindi as their first language.

許多**印度人**把印地語作為母語。

The museum has a section about Native Indians.

博物館有一個關於美洲原住民（**印第安人**）的展區。

Indians celebrate Diwali with lights and fireworks.

**印度人**用燈光和煙火慶祝排燈節。

There are millions of Indians living abroad these days.

現在有數百萬**印度人**生活在海外。

The Cleveland baseball team was once called the Indians.

克里夫蘭棒球隊曾經叫做**印第安人**隊。

Some people use 'Native Americans' instead of 'American Indians' to be more respectful.

有些人用“Native Americans”而不是“American **Indians**”來表示尊重。