YANKEE, n. In Europe, an American. In the Northern States of our Union, a New Englander. In the Southern States the word is unknown. (See DAMNYANK.)
— Ambrose Bierce  ·  No category

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northern ['nɔrðɚn] 词频1 词根: north
adj. 北方的，北部的;来自北方的;北风;
💡 north北方+ern...方向的 →北方的
"the northern slopes of the mountains"
山脉的北坡
近义：north, northerly, northerner, boreal, borealis 反义：meridian, meridional, austral, south, southerly, southward
union ['junɪən] 词频1 词根: uni
n. 同盟，联盟;协会，工会;联合，团结; adj. 工会的;
💡 un单一+ion名词后缀→联成一体→联合，工会，联盟
"the European Union's Social Charter of workers' rights"
保障工人权利的欧盟社会宪章
近义：hookup, joining, joint, junction, articulation, link 反义：isolation, rupture, schism, separation, severance, divide
southern ['sʌðɚn] 词频1 词根: south
adj. 南方的，南部的;来自南方的; n. 南方人，南部人;
💡 south南+ern...方向的 →南方的
"He barnstormed across the southern states in an attempt to woo the voters."
他在南方各州作巡回演说，企图拉选票。
近义：meridian, meridional, austral, south, southerly, southward 反义：northern
unknown [,ʌn'non] 词频1
adj. 未知的;不出名的;从未发生的;从不存在的; n. 不知名或不出名的人;未知的事物;<数>未知数;未知数;
💡 un不+known已知的→不知道的；未知的
"The authorship of the poem is unknown."
这首诗的作者不详。
近义：mystery, puzzle, puzzler, secret, enigma, ignored 反义：noted, reputable, reputed, acknowledged, familiar
Yankee [['jæŋki]] 词频2
n. (美国的)新英格兰人, (美国)北方诸州的人, 美国佬
近义：yank, gringo
American [ə'merikən] 词频1
n. 美国人;美洲人; 美国英语; adj. 美国的 ;美洲的;地道美国式的;
"a clean-cut all-American boy"
整洁体面的典型美国男孩
近义：us

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