a long strip of cloth bearing a slogan or design, carried in a demonstration or procession or hung in a public place 旗,旗帜;横幅 ■a flag on a pole used as the standard of a king, knight, or army (国王、骑士或军队的)旗号 ■used in reference to support for adherence to a belief or principle 名义;口号,奋斗目标 the government is flying the free trade banner. 政府高举自由贸易的大旗。
adjective
[attrib.](N. Amer.)excellent; outstanding (北美)极好的,出色的 I predict that 1998 will be a banner year. 我预测1998年将会是出色的一年。
常用词组 under the banner of
claiming to support a specified cause or set of ideas 以…为名义,打着…旗号 campaigns fought under the banner of multiculturalism. 打多元文化旗号的运动。 ■as a part of a specified group or organization 在…旗帜下;作为…一部分 the party is running under the banner of the Left-Wing Alliance. 该党在左翼联盟旗帜下竞选。
派生 bannered adjective 语源
Middle English : from Old French baniere, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to band