a Yankee
Yankee 首字母通常大写,指美国北方人;历史语境中常指美国内战时期的北方人。
He is a Yankee, not a Southerner.
他是北方人,不是南方人。
(美国)北方佬;(尤指美国内战时期的)北方人
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(美国)北方佬;(尤指美国内战时期的)北方人
an American who lives in the North, especially during the American Civil War
He is a Yankee, not a Southerner.
他是北方人,不是南方人。
纽约扬基队的球员。
A player for the New York Yankees.
一种类似热那亚帆或前帆但帆后下角较高的头帆,通常与支索帆配合使用;帆船通常装备三个不同尺寸的扬基帆,1号最大。
A headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a high-cut clew, normally used together with a staysail. A sailing boat is typically equipped with three yankee sails of different sizes, number one being the largest.
北方美国人(尤指美国内战时期)
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
一种大型三角形船首帆,用于轻风或中风,挂在前桅支索上,与工作前帆配合使用。
A large triangular headsail used in light or moderate winds and set on the fore topmast stay. Unlike a genoa it does not fill the whole fore triangle, but is set in combination with the working staysail.
The novel tells the story of a Yankee soldier who fought in the Civil War.
这部小说讲述了一位在美国内战中作战的北方佬士兵的故事。
My uncle, a Yankee from Vermont, loves cold winters.
我叔叔是佛蒙特州的北方人,喜欢寒冷的冬天。
The museum has a section about how Yankees lived during the war.
博物馆里有一个关于战争期间北方人如何生活的展区。
Yankee 首字母通常大写,指美国北方人;历史语境中常指美国内战时期的北方人。
He is a Yankee, not a Southerner.
他是北方人,不是南方人。
复数形式 the Yankees 可统称美国北方各州的人。
The Yankees fought in the American Civil War.
北方佬参加了美国内战。
Yankee 也可作名词修饰语,表示“北方的/美国佬的”。
Yankee soldiers wore blue uniforms.
北方士兵穿着蓝色军服。
Not this
She thinks everyone from Texas is a Yankee.
Use this
She thinks everyone from Texas is a Southerner.
Yankee 特指美国北方人(尤其美国内战时期的北方人),不能用来指美国南方人;指南方人要用 Southerner。
Not this
I met two Yankee at the conference.
Use this
I met two Yankees at the conference.
Yankee 是可数名词,两个以上要用复数 Yankees;汉语名词没有复数变化,但英语可数名词复数必须加 -s。