【使用地区】：英国

【释义】：

The British Army account or record books in the nineteenth century had a fictitious sample entry in the name of“Private Thomas Atkins”to help soldiers fill in details about themselves．So ubiquitous was Thomas Atkins that he became affectionately known as Tommy Atkins and became a nick—name for all British soldiers，similar to the American Gl Joe．British soldiers were frequently referred to simply as Tommies and still are．

19世纪英国军队的账本和档案有个示例条目，帮助士兵详细填写个人资料。这条样例虚构的名字是“二等兵Thomas Atkins”，以至Thomas Atkins的名字被广泛使用，后来人们充满感情地叫他Tommy Atkins，并成为英国士兵的绰号，就像美国的Gl Joe成为美国士兵的别称一样。因此，不论过去和现在，英国士兵干脆就称作Tommies。