blighty

['blaiti]
  • n. 英国本土;英国老家(等于blighty)

中文词源


Blighty 英国

来自印度语bilayati, 外国人,外国佬,以称呼英国士兵,英国士兵又把该词带入英国,在一战时颇为流行,含有自我解嘲的意味。

英文词源


blighty
blighty: [20] Blighty is a legacy of British rule in India. Originally a term used by British soldiers serving in India for ‘home, Britain’, it is an anglicization of Hindi bilāyatī, which meant ‘foreign’, and particularly ‘European’. This was actually a borrowing from Arabic wilāyat ‘district, country’, which was independently acquired by English in the 19th century in its Turkish form vilayet. It was a derivative of the Arabic verb waliya ‘rule’, and is related to walī ‘ruler’.

双语例句


1. See you back in Blighty!
回英国老家再见!

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2. Darling, any news about our blighty? Is my mother feeling better?
亲爱的, 老家有消息 吗 ?我妈病好些了 吗 ?

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3. The soldier are sailing for old Blighty tomorrow.
士兵明日将启航返英国本土.

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4. Take me back to dear old Blighty.
把我送回英国老家.

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