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noun /ˈʃevrən/, /ˈʃevrɒn/
/ˈʃevrən/, /ˈʃevrɑːn/
- a line or pattern in the shape of a V
V 形线条;V 形图案 - a piece of cloth in the shape of a V that soldiers and police officers wear on their uniforms to show their rank
(军人、警察制服上表示军衔或警衔的)V 形标志
词源late Middle English (in heraldic use): from Old French, based on Latin caper ‘goat’; compare with Latin capreoli (diminutive of caper) used to mean ‘pair of rafters’.