Dix·ie
noun/ˈdɪksi/
/ˈdɪksi/
[uncountable]- an informal name for the southern states of the US that fought against the north in the American civil war
迪克西(美国内战中与北方作战的南部各州的非正式统称) CultureThe name came from the song Dixie but has never been fully explained. It may refer to the imaginary Mason-Dixon Line that separates the North from the South. - the battle song of the Confederate States. It was written in 1859 in New York as Dixie's Land by Daniel Emmett, who was later upset that it became the 'Confederate national anthem. Dixie was, however, a favourite song of Abraham Lincoln. It begins: “I wish I was in the land of cotton,Old times there are not forgotten;Look away, look away, look away,Dixie land!”
南方邦联的战歌。丹尼尔·埃米特 (Daniel Emmett) 于 1859 年在纽约创作了这首歌曲,名为《迪克西之地》(Dixie's Land),后来他因这首歌成为“南方邦联国歌”而感到不安。然而,《迪克西》是亚伯拉罕·林肯最喜欢的一首歌曲。它的开头是:“我希望我在棉花之乡,旧时光不会被遗忘;看开,看开,看开,迪克西土地!”