pennsylvania dutch中文什么意思

[German] 17、18世纪时移入美国宾州的德国南部人和瑞士人；他们的子孙；他们的语言〔高地德语和英语的混合语〕；他们的民间艺术。

• pennsylvania:    n. 宾夕法尼亚〔美国州名〕。
• dutch:    adj. 1.荷兰(人)的；〔美方、 ...
• in dutch:    处境困难, 失宠; 在荷兰中 得罪某 ...

例句与用法

1. Old order amish ? the most traditional of the pennsylvania dutch communities ? are unusual in many ways
   旧时安曼教派，最传统的德裔宾州居民，在许多方面与众不同。
2. We drove slowly through main streets of sleepy pennsylvania dutch towns , slowing to twenty miles an hour so as not to crowd the horses and horse carriages on their way to market
   我们驾车缓慢地驶过宾夕法尼亚安静的德国城的主要街道，将速度降至每小时二十英里，以免和去赶集的马匹和马车挤在一起。

百科释义

Pennsylvania Dutch refers to immigrants and their descendants from Alsace, southwestern Germany and Switzerland who settled in Pennsylvania in the 17th and 18th centuries. Historically they have spoken the dialect of German known as Pennsylvania Dutch or Pennsylvania German.