| 单词 | yellow badge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyellow badge yellow badge n. now historical a badge of identification, typically of yellow cloth, that Jews have sometimes been required to wear, esp. in Nazi Germany and other parts of Europe under Nazi rule in 1938–45 (cf. yellow star n.).A requirement to wear a distinctive badge has been imposed on Jews at various times; the wearing of badges of yellow (or sometimes white) cloth is first documented in the 13th cent. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > specific emblems, badges, or cognizances > political yellow badge1663 white rose1716 red flag1806 red rag1871 Hakenkreuz1922 swastika1932 yellow star1941 1663 G. Oldisworth Stone rolled Away 425 He might make us like the Jews, wear yellow badges. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. v. xxxvii. 127 To Deronda just now the name Cohen was equivalent to the ugliest of yellow badges. 1938 Times of India 5 Dec. 9/3 It is reliably stated that another decree is likely to be issued shortly compelling Jews of both sexes, while outdoors, to wear a yellow badge inscribed with the Star of David. 1962 D. Bridger & S. Wolk New Jewish Encycl. 38/1 (caption) The yellow badge the Nazis required Jews to wear in Germany and Nazi-occupied countries. 2008 Folklore 119 189 Christians convicted for the mutilation of hosts and images were likened to the Jews, and were obliged to wear the same distinctive yellow badge. 2013 K. M. Dell'Orto et al. tr. C. Guttstadt Turkey, Jews, & Holocaust viii. 215 The French government..refused to introduce the yellow badge in the southern zone, despite demands by the Germans. < as lemmas |
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