conscriptedadj.

Brit.

/kənˈskrɪptᵻd/, U.S.

/kənˈskrɪptᵻd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin conscrīptus , conscrībere , -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin conscrīptus, past participle of conscrībere conscribe v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier conscribe v. and conscript adj., and slightly later conscript v.

Forced to enlist in the armed services; recruited by conscription. Also figurative and in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > [adjective] > relating to compulsory enlistment > compelled to enlist

compelled1541

impressed1608

conscribed1654

pressed1705

lotted1758

conscript1804

conscripted1807

press-ganged1882

1807 J. Jones Pros & Cons for Cupid & Hymen 249 Conscripted troops I'll levy without end, Fear not the mercy of such troops to trust.

1813 Pikestaff Apr. 178/1 Poor Billy, where is the cheering drum, that was wont to call you from the conscripted bottle, and subsidiary supper?

1887 Spectator 18 June 824/2 The conscripted soldiers are always ready for a mutiny.

1932 E. Waugh Black Mischief iv. 137 It was necessary for the Emperor to leave his car and complete the journey on mule back, his luggage bobbing behind him on the heads of a dozen suddenly conscripted spectators.

1941 L. B. Lyon Tomorrow is Revealing 47 The sea-shore pebble, the conscripted sand is covered By the stealing washing-over-us-water.

1997 Harper's Mag. Feb. 42 The Myanmar military..has employed tens of thousands of conscripted workers..and forced them at gunpoint to clear land and build railway parallel to the pipeline.

2001 M. Steel Reasons to be Cheerful xviii. 215 The Americans carpet bombed the road to Basra, killing between 10,000 and 50,000 conscripted soldiers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	conscripted
释义	conscriptedadj. Brit. /kənˈskrɪptᵻd/, U.S. /kənˈskrɪptᵻd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin conscrīptus , conscrībere , -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin conscrīptus, past participle of conscrībere conscribe v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier conscribe v. and conscript adj., and slightly later conscript v. Forced to enlist in the armed services; recruited by conscription. Also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > [adjective] > relating to compulsory enlistment > compelled to enlist compelled1541 impressed1608 conscribed1654 pressed1705 lotted1758 conscript1804 conscripted1807 press-ganged1882 1807 J. Jones Pros & Cons for Cupid & Hymen 249 Conscripted troops I'll levy without end, Fear not the mercy of such troops to trust. 1813 Pikestaff Apr. 178/1 Poor Billy, where is the cheering drum, that was wont to call you from the conscripted bottle, and subsidiary supper? 1887 Spectator 18 June 824/2 The conscripted soldiers are always ready for a mutiny. 1932 E. Waugh Black Mischief iv. 137 It was necessary for the Emperor to leave his car and complete the journey on mule back, his luggage bobbing behind him on the heads of a dozen suddenly conscripted spectators. 1941 L. B. Lyon Tomorrow is Revealing 47 The sea-shore pebble, the conscripted sand is covered By the stealing washing-over-us-water. 1997 Harper's Mag. Feb. 42 The Myanmar military..has employed tens of thousands of conscripted workers..and forced them at gunpoint to clear land and build railway parallel to the pipeline. 2001 M. Steel Reasons to be Cheerful xviii. 215 The Americans carpet bombed the road to Basra, killing between 10,000 and 50,000 conscripted soldiers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1807
随便看	argonaut argonautic argonautical argonauts argons argosies argosine argosy argot antiferromagnets antifeudal antifire antiflash antiflatulent antiflatulents antifoam antifoaming antifogmatic antiforeignism antiformal antifouling antifraud antifreemason antifreethinker antifreetrade