blue ribbon

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The highest honor or prize awarded in some competitions and contests.
    — Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years running.
  2. The emblem of the Order of the Garter.
  3. The badge adopted by a teetotal society.
  4. A badge worn or displayed to advocate freedom from online censorship. Internet
形容词 adj.
  1. Highly superior in quality, style, substance, prestige, etc. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — The governor selected a cadre of blue ribbon social scientists to serve on her poverty task force.
  2. Pertaining to the Liberal Party, its supporters and regions. Australia,informal,not-comparable

词形变化

blue ribbons plural blue-ribbon alternative

词汇关系

相关词
gold medal

词源

词源 1
Perhaps a calque of Middle French cordon bleu (“blue ribbon”), worn by knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit, or after Blue Riband, a sailing award.
词源 2
Perhaps a calque of Middle French cordon bleu (“blue ribbon”), worn by knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit, or after Blue Riband, a sailing award.
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