wetback
/ˈwetbæk/noun
- US informal, derogatory a Mexican living in the US, especially one who is an illegal immigrant〈美, 非正式, 贬〉湿背人(对生活在美国的墨西哥人的蔑称, 尤指非法进入美国的墨西哥人)。
词源
1920s: so named from the practice of swimming the Rio Grande to reach the US.
单词 | wetback |
释义 | wetback/ˈwetbæk/noun
词源 1920s: so named from the practice of swimming the Rio Grande to reach the US. |
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