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单词 Jolly Roger
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Definition of Jolly Roger in English:

Jolly Roger

noun
  • A pirate's flag with a white skull and crossbones on a black background.

    海盗黑旗,骷髅旗

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We don't even wear patches on our gi (I suggested a Jolly Roger once, but no one else liked the idea).
    • He got so frustrated with his words that he threw his dagger across the room, nailing a Jolly Roger right in the nose.
    • For gentler fun there's now a Jolly Roger family boat ride in the Pirate Cove, where captains and young pirates (your offspring) can jump aboard together.
    • The Old Guard is nothing if not sexist, and while it's not exactly unheard of for a Rhodes Scholar to replace a Jolly Roger, one finds it hard to imagine them permitting a former Girl Scout to do the same.
    • At the top of the mast was a red flag, a Jolly Roger if he'd ever seen one.
    • ‘It's a Jolly Roger,’ she says, and smiles distantly.

Origin

Early 18th century: apparently from jolly1 + the male given name Roger, possibly in the old dialect sense 'the Devil'.

Definition of Jolly Roger in US English:

Jolly Roger

nounˌjälē ˈräjərˌdʒɑli ˈrɑdʒər
  • A pirate's flag with a white skull and crossbones on a black background.

    海盗黑旗,骷髅旗

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘It's a Jolly Roger,’ she says, and smiles distantly.
    • For gentler fun there's now a Jolly Roger family boat ride in the Pirate Cove, where captains and young pirates (your offspring) can jump aboard together.
    • We don't even wear patches on our gi (I suggested a Jolly Roger once, but no one else liked the idea).
    • He got so frustrated with his words that he threw his dagger across the room, nailing a Jolly Roger right in the nose.
    • The Old Guard is nothing if not sexist, and while it's not exactly unheard of for a Rhodes Scholar to replace a Jolly Roger, one finds it hard to imagine them permitting a former Girl Scout to do the same.
    • At the top of the mast was a red flag, a Jolly Roger if he'd ever seen one.

Origin

Early 18th century: apparently from jolly + the male given name Roger, possibly in the old dialect sense ‘the Devil’.

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