好词典
jerry
UK //ˈdʒɛri//US //ˈdʒɛri//
词源
作为对德国人的称呼，可能源自German的变形或一战时期的军事俚语；作为夜壶的意思，可能源自Jerry的昵称形式。
noun
❶ 指德国人，尤其是一战和二战期间对德国士兵的俚语称呼，带有贬义色彩。
“The British soldiers often referred to the Germans as Jerries during the war.”
（英国士兵在战争期间经常称德国人为Jerries。）
“He was captured by the Jerries and spent years in a POW camp.”
（他被德国人俘虏，在战俘营度过了数年。）
❶ 俚语中有时也指厕所或夜壶，尤其在英式英语中使用。
“He needed to use the jerry in the middle of the night.”
（他半夜需要用夜壶。）
“The old house still had a jerry under the bed.”
（老房子的床下仍有一个夜壶。）
同义词:German, Boche, Kraut, pot, chamber pot
常见短语
jerry-built — 形容建筑物或物品质量低劣、粗制滥造，通常是为了快速完成而牺牲质量。
“The house was jerry-built and started falling apart after a few years.”
（这房子粗制滥造，几年后就开始坍塌。）