| 词汇 | brass monkey |
| 词源 | Brass Monkey. The flag of the famous Cunard Line has been since the 19th century a splendid gold lion on a red field. Mari- ners, unimpressed by such splendor, have almost as long called it the Brass Monkey. |
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