G.I. Joe

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词形变化

G.I. Joes 复数 G.I. Joes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An American soldier; (loosely) any American servicemember.

    俚语

    Most of the Dutch locals were glad to see G.I. Joe coming to town in 1944.

  2. 2.

    A fictional character based on an archetype of an American soldier fighting for righteous causes (e.g., freedom, liberty, rule of law), embodied in various comic books, toys, TV shows, and movies.

    A small boy was in the yard playing with a weather-beaten G.I. Joe doll.

词源

From G.I. (“government issue”) (explained at Wikipedia) and Joe as it functions in such terms as regular Joe, average Joe, Joe Average, and Joe Public.

来源：wiktionary