space marine

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词形变化

space marines 复数 space marines

别名

SM

释义与例句

n.
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    a soldier who fights in outer space or extraterrestrial worlds.

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词源

Named after the marines, infantry soldiers who serve in coastal areas to assist naval forces. The earliest usage of this term was from Bob Olsen's short story "Captain Brink of the Space Marines" in 1932, in which the titular soldiers rescue celebrity twins on Saturn's moon, Titan.

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