yanqui

n. (西)美国人 a. 美国的;美国人的

发音

UK /ˈjaŋkɪ/
US /ˈjæŋki/
US /ˈjɑŋki/

词形变化

yanquis 复数 yanquis

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to a Latin American.

    贬义

词源

Borrowed from Spanish yanqui, in turn from English Yankee, from Dutch (see more at said entry). Dated to 1914.

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