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单词 Black Maria
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Black Maria

noun
/ˌblæk məˈraɪə/
/ˌblæk məˈraɪə/
(old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. a police van that was used in the past for transporting prisoners inTopics Transport by car or lorryc2, Law and justicec2
    Word Originmid 19th cent. (originally US): said to be named after a black woman, Maria Lee, who kept a boarding house in Boston and helped police in escorting drunk and disorderly customers to jail.
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