Black Maria
noun
1
- informal a police vehicle for transporting prisoners〈非正式〉押送囚犯的警车, 囚车。
2
- mass noun a card game in which players try to avoid winning tricks containing the queen of spades or any hearts“黑色玛丽亚”牌戏（各方尽量避免赢得含黑桃皇后或任何红心牌的一种牌戏）。
2.1
- a name for the queen of spades in this game（“黑色玛丽亚”牌戏中的）黑桃皇后。
词源
mid 19th cent. (originally US)： said to be named after a black woman, Maria Lee, who kept a boarding house in Boston and helped police in escorting drunk and disorderly customers to jail.