1510s, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Dutch jurk "a frock," but this is a modern word, itself of unknown origin, and the initial consonant presents difficulties (Dutch -j- typically becomes English -y-).
双语例句
1. They took off his coat and cap and muffler and the kind of leather jerkin.
大家给脱去上衣、帽子、围巾、还有穿在里面的紧身皮上衣.
来自辞典例句
2. He wiped his wet face roughly with his jerkin sleeve.
他用上衣的袖子粗略地擦掉脸上的泪.
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3. His jerkin was a ragged bearskin, worn and greasy.
他的背心是熊皮制成, 又旧又油腻.
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4. His jerkin on the reins only add to the horse's wildness.
他急拉□绳,只使得马更加狂暴了.
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5. And I'm jerkin but this whole bag of Viagra isn't working.
