east indies meaning in English
东印度群岛
Examples
- A native or inhabitant of india or of the east indies
印度人，东印度群岛人印度或东印度群岛的土人或居住者 - Spanish jesuit missionary . a cofounder of the jesuit order ( 1534 ) with ignatius of loyola , he established missionaries in japan , ceylon , and the east indies
沙勿略，弗朗西斯1506 1552西班牙传教士，他和罗耀拉一起创建了天主教耶稣会，后在日本、锡兰和东印度建立传教区 - From left are federation chairman chen jiageng ( tan kah kee ) , vice chairman zhuaug xiyan ( tjung sie gan , chinese leader in dutch east indies ) and li qingquan ( lee cheng chuan , chinese leader in the philippines )
（左起）南侨总会主席陈嘉庚、副主席庄西言（荷属东印侨领，荷印即今印度尼西亚） 、副主席李清泉（菲律宾侨领） 。 - In the mean time , i in part settled my self here ; for first of all i marry d , and that not either to my disadvantage or dissatisfaction , and had three children , two sons and one daughter : but my wife dying , and my nephew coming home with good success from a voyage to spain , my inclination to go abroad , and his importunity prevailed and engag d me to go in his ship , as a private trader to the east indies : this was in the year 1694
大侄儿本来有点遗产，我把他培养成了一个有教养的人，并且拨给他一点产业，在我死后并入他的财产。我把另一个侄儿托付给一位船长。五年后，我见他已成了一个通情达理有胆识有抱负的青年，就替他买了一条好船，让他航海去了。