militia

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n. 义勇军, 民兵组织, 国民军

发音

US /məˈlɪʃə/

词形变化

militiae militias 复数 militias militiae 复数

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.

    民兵

    国民军

    义勇军

    民团

  2. 2.

    Synonym of militsia: the national police force of certain countries (e.g. Belarus).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

reserves

上位词 2

body force

下位词 3

SA storm troops trainband

部分词 2

territorial militiaman

词源

From Latin mīlitia (“army, military force/service”), from mīles (“soldier”). Doublet of militsia. The use of "militia" rather than "police" to refer to the police force (of Belarus and some other countries) originated in the USSR.

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