originally a name for a group of native peoples among Chiwere (Siouan) tribes, from an Algonquian word recorded c. 1700, literally "people of the big canoes." The expression I'm from Missouri, you'll have to show me is attested from at least c. 1880. Related: Missourian.
双语例句
1. He was trying to woo the daughter of a Missouri aris - tocrat.
他正试图追求一位密苏里的豪门小姐.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The deposits is very similar to the Mississippi Valley Type deposits in Appalachian and Missouri, USA.
