jackboot的词源

英文词源

jackboot (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
also jack-boot, 1680s, type of large, strong cavalry boot of 17c.-18c., later a type worn by German military and para-military units in the Nazi period. From jack (n.), though the exact sense here is unclear + boot (n.1). Figurative of military oppression since 1768. Related: Jackbooted.

中文词源

jackboot:长筒靴,暴政

jack,代称,boot,靴子。用来指军靴,长筒靴,比喻义蹂躏,暴政。

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