masc. proper name, from Old French Rogier, from Old High German Hrotger, literally "famous with the spear," from hruod- "fame, glory" + ger "spear" (see gar (n.)). As a generic name for "a person," attested from 1630s. Slang meaning "penis" was popular c. 1650-c. 1870; hence the slang verb sense of "to copulate with (a woman)," attested from 1711.
The use of the word in radio communication to mean "yes, I understand" is attested from 1941, from the U.S. military phonetic alphabet word for the letter -R-, in this case an abbreviation for "received." Said to have been used by the R.A.F. since 1938. The Jolly Roger pirate flag is first attested 1723, of unknown origin; jolly here has its otherwise obsolete Middle English sense "high-hearted, gallant." Roger de Coverley, once a favorite English country dance, is so called from 1685, in reference to Addison's character in the "Spectator." French roger-bontemps "jovial, carefree man," is attested there from 15c.
实用例句
1. Give Roger another pint, Imogen, and I'll have the same again.
再给罗杰来一杯，伊莫金，我也再来一份同样的。
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2. Roger Neuberg writes in a simple and understandable way.
罗杰·纽伯格的文章简明易懂。
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3. Ivan Lendl coasted to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Roger Rasheed.
伊万·伦德尔以6：3，6：2和6：3的比分轻松战胜了罗杰·拉希德。
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4. Roger Kingdom set the world record of 12.92 seconds.
