Yankee
Yankee
noun
(informal)(非正式)
noun
(informal)(非正式)
- (often derogatory). another term for Yank (in sense 1)
(常贬)。 同 Yank （义项 1） - (US)an inhabitant of New England or one of the northern states
(美)新英格兰人；北方诸州的人，北方佬
■(historical)a Federal soldier in the Civil War
(史)（南北战争时期）联邦军队的士兵，北军士兵 - a bet on four or more horses to win (or be placed) in different races
（在不同比赛中赌四匹或四匹以上赛马获胜或排上名次的）扬基式赛马赌 - (亦作 Yankee jib)(Sailing)a large jib set forward of a staysail in light winds
(航海)艏三角帆 - used in radio communication as a code word representing the letter Y
（无线电联络时用的）字母Y的代称
- mid 18th cent.: origin uncertain; recorded in the late 17th cent. as a nickname; perhaps from Dutch Janke, diminutive of Jan 'John'
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