英语词汇rebel yell的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

rebel yell; Texas yell. A leading expert believes that the rebel yell, or yalo, originally used in combat in the Civil War and in- tended to strike terror into the hearts of the enemy, came from the Creek Indians, loosely combining “the turkey gobbler’s cry with a series of yelps.” The high-pitched, blood-chilling yell was borrowed by Texans and adopted for their Texas yell. But oth- ers say the Texans got their yell from the Comanche Indians. In any case, everyone agrees that the “Yah-hoo” or “Yaaaaaheee” of fiction writers sounds nothing like the rebel yell. Several ex- perts believe it is a corruption of the old English foxhunting cry tallyho!

词汇	rebel yell
词源	rebel yell; Texas yell. A leading expert believes that the rebel yell, or yalo, originally used in combat in the Civil War and in- tended to strike terror into the hearts of the enemy, came from the Creek Indians, loosely combining “the turkey gobbler’s cry with a series of yelps.” The high-pitched, blood-chilling yell was borrowed by Texans and adopted for their Texas yell. But oth- ers say the Texans got their yell from the Comanche Indians. In any case, everyone agrees that the “Yah-hoo” or “Yaaaaaheee” of fiction writers sounds nothing like the rebel yell. Several ex- perts believe it is a corruption of the old English foxhunting cry tallyho!
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