| 词汇 | navy |
| 词源 | navy. The color navy blue made its debut in the Royal Navy in 1857, when for the first time an act of Parliament required En- glish sailors to wear identical uniforms. This outfit included a blue jacket, which inspired the name of the color navy blue, or just navy, shortly after it became standard issue. Today any navy blue or navy clothing takes its name from the color of that first navy blue jacket. |
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