"British soldier," 1510s, from red (adj.1) + coat (n.). In Britain, especially of Cromwellian troops in the English Civil War; in the U.S., of British soldiers in the American Revolution.
实用例句
1. She was overjoyed and rewarded the redcoat a goblet of wine, which he drank with relish.
那女士高兴极了,奉酒一杯, 那英兵喝得津津有味.
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2. The court, clay, had come through its first winter pitted and windswept bare of redcoat.
