來自軍事用語縮寫詞G.P.,全稱為general purpose car.受當時流行的漫畫人物大力英雄Eugene the Jeep影響，最終變成了jeep.
英文詞源
jeep (n.)
early 1941, American English military slang, from G.P. "general purpose (car)," but influenced by Eugene the Jeep (who had extraordinary powers but only said "jeep"), from E.C. Segar's comic strip "Thimble Theater" (also home of Popeye the Sailor). Eugene the Jeep first appeared in the strip March 13, 1936. The vehicle was in development from 1940, and the Army planners' initial term for it was light reconnaissance and command car.
雙語例句
1. The two men leaped into the jeep and roared off.
兩名男子跳上吉普車，疾馳而去。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He put the jeep in four-wheel drive and splashed up the slope.
他將吉普車切換為四輪驅動模式後涉水爬上了坡。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The jeep was found lying in thick bush.
人們發現吉普車翻倒在一處茂密的叢林裏。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The jeep has been blocked in by all those lorries.
吉普車已被那些卡車團團圍住了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. He tooled the jeep skillfully along the jungle path.