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.
双语例句
1. Q: In what industry did the Metis first work with European settlers?
美地人与从欧洲移民最初一起从事哪类行业?
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2. These metis are always deformed in some fashion.
这些杂种总在在某个方面有点残疾.
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3. Metis and Adrastea lie within Jupiter's main ring.
