Chevron



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.军警袖章, V形图案
• a figure, pattern, or object having the shape of a V or an inverted V: as
• ????a. a heraldic charge consisting of two diagonal stripes meeting at an angle usually with the point up
• ????b. a sleeve badge that usually consists of one or more chevron-shaped stripes that indicates the wearer's rank and service (as in the armed forces)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English cheveron, from Anglo-French, rafter, chevron, from Vulgar Latin *caprion-, *caprio rafter; akin to Latin caper goat
• Date: 14th century
• a figure, pattern, or object having the shape of a V or an inverted V: as
  • a. a heraldic charge consisting of two diagonal stripes meeting at an angle usually with the point up
  • b. a sleeve badge that usually consists of one or more chevron-shaped stripes that indicates the wearer's rank and service (as in the armed forces)

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