| 单词 | Yankee |
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| 释义 | Yan·kee /ˈjæŋki/ noun [countable] informal 1. a soldier who fought on the side of the Union (=the northern states) during the American Civil War 〔美国南北战争期间的〕北军士兵2. American EnglishSA someone born in or living in the northern states of the US – sometimes used in an insulting way by people from the southern US 北方人，北方佬〔指在美国北方诸州出生或生活的人，有时被南方人用作蔑称〕3. SAN British English an American – often used to show disapproval 美国人，美国佬〔常含贬义〕 SYN Yank4. American English someone from New England 新英格兰人Examples from the CorpusYankee• I wonder how many times I was taken in by his Yankee sincerity, his B-movie honesty.• The bombers were not near, but across the road from us were two Yankee soldiers.Origin Yankee (1700-1800) Perhaps from Dutch Jantje “Johnny”, used as a word for Dutch people who came to America in the 18th centuryYan·kee nounChineseSyllable the side soldier Union Corpus fought who the on a of |
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