ShermanyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[Sherman 词源字典]
type of U.S. medium tank used in World War II, 1942, named for U.S. Civil War Gen. William T. Sherman (1820-1891). The surname is from Old English scearra "shears" + mann "man;" hence "shearer of woolen garments."[Sherman etymology, Sherman origin, 英语词源]