单词 | jackboot |
释义 | jackboot From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Clothesjackbootjack‧boot /ˈdʒækbuːt/ noun [countable]DCCa boot worn by soldiers that covers their leg up to the knee —jackbooted adjectiveExamples from the Corpusjackboot• Expressionless, their ill-fitting jackboots thumping up and down as they marched, the soldiers approached the lone kilted figure.• One can not support Fulani, whether by vote or contribution, without aiding the jackboot movement behind her.• They will feel the jackboot upon their necks.• The Guardia Nacional wear jackboots and hook their fingers in their trigger guards.Origin jackboot (1600-1700) Perhaps from jack “soldier's coat” ((14-19 centuries)) (from French jaque; → JACKET) + boot |
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