英语词汇bloody back的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	bloody back
词源	bloody back. A contemptuous name Americans gave the British red-coats during the Revolutionary War. A newspaper of the day recorded the taunts of one group: “The Mob still in- creased, and were outrageous . . . calling out ‘Come, you Ras- cals, you bloody Backs, you Lobster Scoundrels; fire if you dare!’ ”
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