militia
英 [mɪ'lɪʃə]
美 [mə'lɪʃə]
CET6 TEM4 GRE
militia 民兵组织来自拉丁语militia,军队，战斗者，来自miles,战士，词源同military.后用于指民兵组织。
- militia (n.)
- 1580s, "system of military discipline," from Latin militia "military service, warfare," from miles "soldier" (see military). Sense of "citizen army" (as distinct from professional soldiers) is first recorded 1690s, perhaps from a sense in French cognate milice. In U.S. history, "the whole body of men declared by law amenable to military service, without enlistment, whether armed and drilled or not" (1777).
- 1. The strike was called by the Lebanese Forces militia.
- 罢工是黎巴嫩武装民兵召集的。
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- 2. Militia leaders had halted overland food convoys in the region.
- 民兵首领已拦阻了该地区经由陆上运送食品的车队。
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- 3. The militia in Lebanon has agreed to pull out of Beirut.
- 黎巴嫩的民兵组织已经同意从贝鲁特撤出。
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- 4. The militia responded by saying it would retaliate against any attacks.
- 民兵组织回复说他们会对任何进攻予以反击。
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- 5. The militia dispersed the rioters.
- 民兵驱散了暴乱者。
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