sassenach

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An English person. Scotland,derogatory
    — 'I distinctly heard the barman at that pub last night refer to us as Sassenachs.' 'Well, why not?' said Frank equably. 'It only means "Englishman", after all, or at worst, outsider and we're all of that.' 'I know what it means. It was the tone I objected to.'
  2. A Lowland Scot. Scotland,derogatory
    — But the Sassenach tried to starve the nation at home while the land was full of crops that the British hyenas bought and sold in Rio de Janeiro.

词形变化

sassenachs plural Sassenach alternative sasanach alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Scottish Gaelic Sasannachbor.
English sassenach
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Sasannach (“Saxon”).
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