英语词汇union jack的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	union jack
词源	Union Jack. Jack has meant a small flag used as a mark of dis- tinction on a ship since the early 17th century. It may be that the Union Jack, the national flag of Great Britain, takes its last name from this jack flown aboard ships. Other possibilities are the French Jacques; James, for King James I introduced the Union flag; or a leather surcoat called the jack that was often “emblazoned with the cross of St. George.”
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