grenadier

n. 手榴弹兵,[军]精锐部队的士兵

发音

UK /ɡɹɛnəˈdɪə/
其它

词形变化

grenadiers 复数 grenadiers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards of Canada and the United Kingdom.

    政治 军事
  2. 2.

    Any of various African weaverbirds or waxbills, especially the common grenadier or the red bishop.

    生物 动物学
  3. 3.

    Any of various deep-sea fish of the family Macrouridae that have a large head and body and a long tapering tail; a rattail.

    生物 动物学
  4. 4.

    Either of two red and black libellulid dragonflies, Agrionoptera insignis and Lathrecista asiatica, of Asia and Australia.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

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词源

From French grenadier, corresponding to grenade + -ier.

来源:wiktionary