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Johnny Reb + past tense verb phrase
主语直接使用该专有名词，动词用过去时表示历史事实。
Johnny Reb fought in the Battle of Gettysburg.
约翰尼·雷布参加了葛底斯堡战役。
南军士兵；南部邦联士兵
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南军士兵；南部邦联士兵
A nickname for a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War.
Johnny Reb fought in the Battle of Gettysburg.
约翰尼·雷布参加了葛底斯堡战役。
口语昵称，美国历史用语。
在美国内战中,联邦士兵对南方士兵的昵称；“灰背”源于他们的灰色南方制服
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
A Johnny Reb wrote this letter to his family during the Civil War.
一位南军士兵在南北战争期间给家人写了这封信。
The gray coat in the museum belonged to a Johnny Reb.
博物馆里的灰色外套属于一位南军士兵。
The other soldiers called him a Johnny Reb because of his gray uniform.
其他士兵因为他的灰色军装而称他为南军士兵。
主语直接使用该专有名词，动词用过去时表示历史事实。
Johnny Reb fought in the Battle of Gettysburg.
约翰尼·雷布参加了葛底斯堡战役。
所有格形式表示与南部联盟军士兵相关的事物。
The historian studied Johnny Reb's uniforms.
历史学家研究了约翰尼·雷布的制服。
用于说明该称呼的指代对象，动词refer to后接人称。
Historians often refer to Confederate soldiers as Johnny Reb.
历史学家常把南方联盟军士兵称为约翰尼·雷布。
Not this
He is a modern Johnny Reb.
Use this
He is a modern rebel.
Johnny Reb 专指美国南北战争时期的南部联盟军士兵，不能泛化指代任何反抗者。现代语境应用 rebel。
Not this
I saw Johnny Reb's uniform in the museum.
Use this
I saw a Johnny Reb uniform in the museum.
Johnny Reb 是士兵的绰号，不是个人姓名，表示类型时应用名词作定语，而非所有格。
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专有名词，通常大写，指代特定历史群体
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