a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')
the language spoken by the Eskimo
Eskimo的用法和樣例：
例句
用作名詞 (n.)
It must be said in justification of the Eskimo men. 這肯定都是為愛斯基摩人的辯解。
So, I think this fish tank is simply meant for Eskimo, so the fishes can stay alive and swim in it forever. 因而我一位這純粹是為愛斯基摩人設計的，這樣魚兒才能存活下來，永遠在魚缸中嬉戲。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
It must be said in justification of the Eskimo men. 這肯定都是為愛斯基摩人的辯解。
A similar picture emerges in parts of Canada, where tourist demands for souvenirs have perpetuated the Eskimo craft of soapstone carving. 加拿大部分地區也出現了類似的情況，遊客對紀念品的需求使愛斯基摩人的皂石雕刻工藝得以永存。
