jalopy的词源

英文词源

jalopy (n.)

"battered old automobile," 1924 (early variants include jaloupy, jaloppi, gillopy), of unknown origin; perhaps from Jalapa, Mexico, where many U.S. used cars supposedly were sent (see jalapeno).

中文词源

jalopy：破旧的汽车

可能来自墨西哥城市Jalapa,因美国的许多二手车都被出口到这里而得名。

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