ordnance

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɔːdnəns/|/ˈɔːdɪnəns/    美 /ˈoɹdnəns/|/ˈoɹdɪnəns/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition. collective,countable,uncountable
    — When the Turkes tooke Conſtantinople, they melted the Bells into Ordnance; I haue heard both Bells and Ordnance, but neuer been ſo much affected with thoſe, as with theſe Bells.
  2. Artillery. countable,uncountable
    — Let all the Battlements their Ordinance fire, / The King shal drinke to Hamlets better breath,

词形变化

ordnances plural ordinance alternative ordenance alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
ordie ordnanceman Ordnance Survey soft ordnance

词源

A reduced form of ordinance, which is attested from the late 14th century in the sense of “military equipment or provisions”. The sense of “artillery” arises in the early 15th century, the sense “military logistics” in the late 15th century. The shortened form ordnance arises by the 17th century, now often distinguished in writing from the other meanings of ordinance. Also doublet of ordonnance.
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