military: [16] Military traces its history back to Latin mīles ‘soldier’, a word possibly of Etruscan origin. Its derived adjective mīlitāris entered English via French militaire. Also based on mīles was the verb mīlitāre ‘serve as a soldier’, which has given English militant [15] and militate [17], a verb whose meaning has changed sharply over the centuries: at first it was used in the same way as its Latin ancestor, but then it developed via ‘conflict with’ to ‘be evidence against’, and finally, in the 20th century, to ‘make unlikely’. Militia [16] comes from Latin militia ‘warfare’, another derivative of mīles.
military (adj.)
mid-15c., from Middle French militaire (14c.), from Latin militaris "of soldiers or war, of military service, warlike," from miles (genitive militis) "soldier," of unknown origin, perhaps ultimately from Etruscan, or else meaning "one who marches in a troop," and thus connected to Sanskrit melah "assembly," Greek homilos "assembled crowd, throng." Related: Militarily. Old English had militisc, from Latin. Military-industrial complex coined 1961 in farewell speech of U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower.
military (n.)
"soldiers generally," 1757, from military (adj.). Earlier, "a military man" (1736).
双语例句
1. The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive.
当权的军政府压制人民，不得人心。
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2. They said the present system of military conscription should be phased out.
他们说，当前的征兵体系应当逐步废除。
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3. He had authorisation from the military command to retaliate.
他得到军事指挥部授权，准备反击。
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4. The military government has been unable to win popular support.
军政府一直未能赢得广泛的支持。
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5. The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.
