| 单词 | banner |
| 释义 | banner —bannered, adj. —bannerless, adj. —bannerlike, adj. /ban"euhr/, n. 1. the flag of a country, army, troop, etc. 2. an ensign or the like bearing some device, motto, or slogan, as one carried in religious processions, political demonstrations, etc. 3. a flag formerly used as the standard of a sovereign, lord, or knight. 4. a sign painted on cloth and hung over a street, entrance, etc.: Banners at the intersection announced the tennis tournament. 5. anything regarded or displayed as a symbol of principles. 6. Heraldry. a square flag bearing heraldic devices. 7. Also called banner line, line, screamer, streamer. Journalism. a headline extending across the width of a newspaper page, usually across the top of the front page. 8. an open streamer with lettering, towed behind an airplane in flight, for advertising purposes. adj. 9. leading or foremost: a banner year for crops. [1200-50; ME banere < OF baniere < LL bann(um) (var. of bandum standard < Gmc, cf. Goth bandwa sign; see BAND1) + OF -iere < L -aria -ARY] Syn. 9. notable, record, winning, red-letter, vintage. |
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