Yankee

Word family nounYankeedomYankeeismYankeeadjectiveYankeefied

Yan·kee /ˈjæŋki/ noun [countableC] informal

1. a soldier who fought on the side of the Union (=the northern states) during the American Civil War 〔美国南北战争期间的〕北军士兵

2. American EnglishAmESA someone born in or living in the northern states of the US – sometimes used in an insulting way by people from the southern US 北方人，北方佬〔指在美国北方诸州出生或生活的人，有时被南方人用作蔑称〕

3. SAN British EnglishBrE an American – often used to show disapproval 美国人，美国佬〔常含贬义〕 SYN Yank

4. American EnglishAmE someone from New England 新英格兰人

Examples from the Corpus

Yankee• I wonder how many times I was taken in by his Yankee sincerity, his B-movie honesty.• The bombers were not near, but across the road from us were two Yankee soldiers.

Origin Yankee

(1700-1800) Perhaps from Dutch Jantje “Johnny”, used as a word for Dutch people who came to America in the 18th century

单词	Yankee
释义	Yankee Word family nounYankeedomYankeeismYankeeadjectiveYankeefied Yan·kee /ˈjæŋki/ noun [countableC] informal 1. a soldier who fought on the side of the Union (=the northern states) during the American Civil War 〔美国南北战争期间的〕北军士兵 2. American EnglishAmESA someone born in or living in the northern states of the US – sometimes used in an insulting way by people from the southern US 北方人，北方佬〔指在美国北方诸州出生或生活的人，有时被南方人用作蔑称〕 3. SAN British EnglishBrE an American – often used to show disapproval 美国人，美国佬〔常含贬义〕 SYN Yank 4. American EnglishAmE someone from New England 新英格兰人 Examples from the Corpus Yankee• I wonder how many times I was taken in by his Yankee sincerity, his B-movie honesty.• The bombers were not near, but across the road from us were two Yankee soldiers. Origin Yankee (1700-1800) Perhaps from Dutch Jantje “Johnny”, used as a word for Dutch people who came to America in the 18th century
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