rebel yell；Texas yell呼喊；德克萨斯吆喝

【使用地区】：美国西部

【释义】：

Some experts believe that the rebel yell，or yalo，originally used in combat in the Civil War and intended to strike terror into the hearts of the enemy，came from the Creek Indians，loosely combining“the turkey gobbler’s cry with a series of yelps．”The high—pitched，blood—chilling yell may have been borrowed by Texans and adopted for their Texas yell，but others say the Texans got their yell from the Comanche Indians．In any case，everyone agrees that the“Yah—hoo”or“Yaaaaaheee”of fiction writers sounds nothing like the rebel yell；several experts believe it is a co ruption of the old fox—hunting cry tallyho(q．v．)．

有些专家认为rebel yell或yalo最早出现于美国内战的时候，目的是吓唬敌人，源自克里克印第安人，大致是“火鸡的叫声和一连串的呼喊声的结合”。这种声嘶力竭的吓人的呼喝声被德克萨斯人借用，并成为德克萨斯特有的呼叫声，称之为“德克萨斯吆喝”。也有专家认为，德克萨斯人是借用克曼切印第安人的呼喊声。不管怎么说，大家都一致同意，作家笔下的“Yahoo’’或“Yaaaaheee’’与该词组表达的声音不同。有些专家认为是过去在猎狐时发出tallyho的呼喊声的讹误。参见该条。