Yankee
英 美['j??ki]
- n. 美國佬，美國人；洋基隊（美國棒球隊名）
CET6TEM4低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?Yankees;
中文詞源
Yankee 美國佬
來自荷蘭語Janke,即Little John,在17世紀，美洲的荷蘭殖民者用該詞來稱呼英國佬，后來，英國佬用來稱呼鬧獨立的美國佬，美國佬覺得這個名字還不錯，就用到現(xiàn)在。
英文詞源
- Yankee
- Yankee: [17] Yankee appears to have started life as a nickname for Dutchmen, and it is thought that it may represent Dutch Janke, a diminutive form of the common Dutch forename Jan. It was first used as a term for inhabitants of New England (where of course there were many early Dutch settlers) in the mid-18th century, and its application gradually spread to cover all the northern states and (more loosely, by non- American speakers) the whole of the USA.
- Yankee (n.)
- 1683, a name applied disparagingly by Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam (New York) to English colonists in neighboring Connecticut. It may be from Dutch Janke, literally "Little John," diminutive of common personal name Jan; or it may be from Jan Kes familiar form of "John Cornelius," or perhaps an alteration of Jan Kees, dialectal variant of Jan Kaas, literally "John Cheese," the generic nickname the Flemings used for Dutchmen.
[I]t is to be noted that it is common to name a droll fellow, regarded as typical of his country, after some favorite article of food, as E[nglish] Jack-pudding, G[erman] Hanswurst ("Jack Sausage"), F[rench] Jean Farine ("Jack Flour"). [Century Dictionary, 1902, entry for "macaroni"]
Originally it seems to have been applied insultingly to the Dutch, especially freebooters, before they turned around and slapped it on the English. A less-likely theory (attested by 1832) is that it represents some southern New England Algonquian language mangling of English. In English a term of contempt (1750s) before its use as a general term for "native of New England" (1765); during the American Revolution it became a disparaging British word for all American natives or inhabitants. Contrasted with southerner by 1828. Shortened form Yank in reference to "an American" first recorded 1778. Latin-American form Yanqui attested in English by 1914 (in Mexican Spanish by 1835).The rule observed in this country is, that the man who receives that name [Yankee] must come from some part north of him who gives it. To compensate us for giving each other nicknames, John Bull "lumps us all together," and calls us all Yankees. ["Who is a Yankee?" Massachusetts Spy, June 6, 1827]
雙語例句
- 1. Vermont Yankee has been subject to some sharp criticism.
- 弗蒙特-揚基一案已經(jīng)遭受到一些尖銳批評.
來自英漢非文學 - 環(huán)境法 - 環(huán)境法
- 2. She remembered her hot joy in shooting the marauding Yankee.
- 他們身上都有暴力的血,它危險地接近表面,就潛伏在那溫文爾雅的外貌下.
來自飄（部分）
- 3. Drunk and out with a -- a Yankee - loving Scallawag like Captain Butler!
- 又喝醉了,而且是和巴特勒船長一起喝的,而他是一個 ---- 一個喜歡北方佬的投敵分子啊!
來自飄（部分）
- 4. Is dat Yankee lady gwine tek keer of me?
- 那北方佬的太太能照料我 嗎 ?
來自飄（部分）
- 5. Kay said tartly, " And you're more Yankee than Italian.
- 愷酸溜溜他說: “ 可你哪,與其說是意大利人,還不如說是新英格蘭人.
來自教父部分