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Tonto is a character's name, not an ordinary word — that is why it takes a capital letter. He is the Native American companion of the Lone Ranger, a masked cowboy hero, in American radio, film and especially the 1950s television series. Tonto rides with the hero, saves him more than once, and calls him 'Kemo Sabe', a made-up phrase the show never really explained; American speakers still use 'Kemo Sabe' today as a joking way to address a close friend.
TontoTonto is a character's name是一個角色的名字，not an ordinary word不是一個普通的字——that is why it takes a capital letter這就是為什麼它要大寫。He is the Native American companion of the Lone Ranger他是Lone Ranger（獨行俠）的美洲原住民夥伴，a masked cowboy hero獨行俠是一個戴面具的牛仔英雄，in American radio, film and especially the 1950s television series出現在美國的廣播、電影，尤其是1950年代的電視影集裡。Tonto rides with the heroTonto跟英雄一起行動，saves him more than once不只一次救了他，and calls him 'Kemo Sabe'還叫他'Kemo Sabe'，a made-up phrase the show never really explained這是一個劇裡從沒真正解釋過的自創詞；American speakers still use 'Kemo Sabe' today as a joking way to address a close friend美國人現在還會開玩笑地用'Kemo Sabe'來稱呼好朋友。
Two things are worth knowing, because this is one of those names that carries history with it. First, for older Americans Tonto simply means loyal friend and , and 'the Lone Ranger and Tonto' is a set phrase for a pair who work as a team.
Two things are worth knowing有兩件事值得知道，because this is one of those names that carries history with it因為這是那種背後帶著歷史包袱的名字。First首先，for older Americans Tonto simply means loyal friend and helper對年紀比較大的美國人來說Tonto就是忠心的朋友和幫手，and 'the Lone Ranger and Tonto' is a set phrase for a pair who work as a team而'the Lone Ranger and Tonto'（獨行俠和Tonto）是形容一對搭檔合作無間的固定說法。
Second, many people now see the character as an piece of the past: he was played by a non-Native actor, spoke in broken English of a kind real people do not speak, and stood one step behind the white hero. So writers today often mention Tonto in order to criticise that pattern — a smart character kept in the sidekick's place.
Second第二，many people now see the character as an embarrassing piece of the past現在很多人把這個角色看成一段令人尷尬的過去：he was played by a non-Native actor他是由非原住民的演員演的，spoke in broken English of a kind real people do not speak講的是一種真實原住民不會講的破英文，and stood one step behind the white hero而且總是站在白人英雄後面一步。So writers today often mention Tonto in order to criticise that pattern所以現在的作家常常提到Tonto，就是為了批評這種模式——a smart character kept in the sidekick's place一個聰明的角色卻被硬留在配角的位置上。
The name has a sting in it that the show's makers did not intend: in Spanish, tonto means stupid.
The name has a sting in it that the show's makers did not intend這個名字帶著一種節目製作者當初沒想到的諷刺：in Spanish, tonto means stupid在西班牙文裡，tonto的意思是「笨」。
組成The name is the Spanish word tonto, meaning 'stupid, foolish'. The show's makers presumably chose it for its Spanish-sounding flavour rather than its meaning, but the meaning is there, and it is one reason the character is looked at uncomfortably today.
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以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Tontoname
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fictionliteraturemediaThe Native American sidekick of the Lone Ranger.
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A member of the Tonto Apaches.
Tontonoun
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A sidekick.
- Salespeople may see themselves as Lone Rangers, not in need of any help, save for the occasional advice from a Tonto (or technical sales specialist).
- Hardcastle realized he couldn't go it alone and would need a “Tonto.” He found his trusty sidekick in “Skid” Mark McCormack
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A Native American who accepts a subservient position to a white person.
- They called Indians like him — that is, any Indian who tried to make it by working within the system — a "Tonto."
- Once more, Beyond the Survey takes up the topic, introducing a character Mowees (obviously an "Indianificarion" of the common Metis name Moise) who unfortunately never rises above the level of a Tonto figure.
tontonoun詞源 1
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slangSynonym of idiot: someone who is foolish or stupid.
- Even us tontos figured that one out.
tontoadj詞源 1
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offensiveslangSynonym of crazy.
- He told the businessmen that the law that required the certification by the President was ‘tonto’.
- His two heroes are both ex-FO types and both terminally tonto about cricket.
tontonoun詞源 2
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a traditional Ugandan fermented beverage made from bananas
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。