詞匯和他背后的故事:軍事用語
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World War II
GI
GI Joe
the United States Marines
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By World War II, soldiers were called other names. The one most often heard was GI, or GI Joe. Most people say the letters GI were a short way to say general issue or government issue. The name came to mean several things. It could mean the soldier himself. It could mean things given to soldiers whe…
二戰(zhàn)期間,戰(zhàn)士們并非被稱為“soldiers”,最普遍的叫法是GI或GI Joe。大多人認(rèn)為GI是民用物資或軍用物資的簡稱。后來它有了多種意義。它可以表示士兵,也可以表示士兵入伍時領(lǐng)到的東西,如武器、裝備或軍服。并且不知何故,它還表示“軍紀(jì)嚴(yán)格”或“打掃軍營以備檢閱”。 士兵們經(jīng)常說,“我們GI了這個地方?!庇袝r一個地方…