beret: [19] The beret originated in the southwestern corner of France, worn by the farmers and peasants of Gascony, and the word for it comes from the south-western dialect term berret (it reached English via mainstream French béret). It derives from Latin birrus ‘hooded cloak’, which is probably of Celtic origin (Middle Irish berr ‘short’ has been compared), and is thus a relative of biretta [16], the term for the square cap worn by Roman Catholic clergy, formed as a diminutive of birrus in Italian (berretta) and Spanish (birreta). => biretta
beret (n.)
also berret, 1827, from French béret, 19c., from dialect of Béarn, from Old Gascon berret "cap," from Medieval Latin birretum, diminutive of Late Latin birrus "a large hooded cloak," perhaps of Gaulish origin. The round, flat cap originally was worn by Basque peasants.
雙語例句
1. His boots and purple beret identify him as commanding the Scottish Paratroops.
他的長靴和紫色貝雷帽表明他統(tǒng)領著蘇格蘭傘兵部隊。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He is an eccentric character who likes wearing a beret and dark glasses.
他人很怪，喜歡戴貝雷帽和墨鏡。
來自辭典例句
3. I am a Green Beret A professional!
我是一個專業(yè)的綠色貝雷帽!
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. They are identified as UN peacekeepers a UN blue helmet or beret and a UN badge.