infantry

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n. 步兵, 步兵团

发音

其它 /ˈɪnfəntɹi/

词形变化

infantries 复数 infantries

别名

inf. LCI

教材释义与例句

名词

步兵；步兵团

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).

    步兵

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops.

    步兵

    不可数 可数
  3. 3.

    A regiment of infantry.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Infants; children.

    非正式 可数 幽默 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

foot

下位词 1

paratroops

相关短语

infantry fighting vehicle 步兵战车 infantry fighting vehicles naval infantry 海军步兵 light infantry mechanized infantry 机械化步兵 mounted infantry marine infantry line infantry motorized infantry 摩托化步兵

词源

From Middle French infanterie, from older Italian, possibly from Spanish infantería (“foot soldiers, force composed of those too inexperienced or low in rank for cavalry”), from infante (“foot soldier”), originally "a youth", either way from Latin īnfāns (“child”); see there for more.

来源：wiktionary