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Dixie
释义
Dixie
/ˈdɪksɪ/
n.
1.
<美>
(Southern states)
迪克西(美国南北战争中组成南部邦联的各州)
2.
(song)
《迪克西》(美国南北战争中南部邦联根据同名歌曲改编的行军曲)
3.
whistling Dixie
想入非非；做白日梦
Culture Note
Dixie
迪克西（Dixie)是美国南部各州的绰号，尤指美国南北战争时期联合在一起的十一个州：亚拉巴马、阿肯色、佐治亚、佛罗里达、路易斯安那、密西西比、北卡罗来纳、南卡罗来纳、田纳西、得克萨斯和弗吉尼亚，史称南部邦联（Confederate States of America)。Dixie这个词很可能来源于路易斯安那州，该州法国殖民主义的影响至今依然很强烈，过去路易斯安那的10美元纸币背面印的就是法语单词dix（意即“十”）。另一个说法是Dixie指的是曾经把美国分为南北两部分的假想线——梅森一迪克森线（Mason-Dixon Line)。
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