militia

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
    — He coasts down to a dead stop in the middle of the channel, makes a scan for militia men and wireheads, and finds none.
  2. Synonym of militsia: the national police force of certain countries (e.g. Belarus).

词形变化

militias plural militiae plural

词汇关系

衍生词
antimilitia militialike militiaman militiaperson militiawoman

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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