flag与banner这两个名词均有“旗”之意。
flag : 普通用词,含义最广,多指有彩色图案,悬挂于旗杆或绳索上的长方形旗帜,或国旗,也可指单位或组织的旗。
- Flags of all the participating countries are flying outside the stadium.
所有参赛国家的国旗都飘扬在体育场外。 - Flags were flapping/fluttering in the breeze.
旗子在和风中飘扬。 - The guard waved his flag and the train pulled away from the station.
护卫挥旗示意,火车从车站驶离。
banner : 比较庄重文雅的用词,指表示象征性的旗帜,如常用于指党旗或代表某种主义的旗。
- The demonstrators walked along the street, carrying banners and shouting angrily.
示威者行进在大街上,高举横幅,愤怒声讨。 - Protesters carried a banner reading ‘Save our Wildlife’.
抗议者打着“救救我们的野生生物”字样的横幅。