单词 | army reservist |
释义 | > as lemmasarmy reservist army reservist n. [probably after German Armeereservist (1837 or earlier)] a member of the army reserve.In quot. 1859 with reference to the army of the Austrian empire. ΚΠ 1859 N.Y. Herald 10 July 2/5 In time of peace the soldiers of the infantry are kept under arms not longer than four years, and then sent home under the name of ‘Army reservists’. 1878 West-End News (London) 4 May (headline) A patriotic army reservist. 1950 Pop. Mech. July 44 (advt.) He and thousands of other Army Reservists are quietly, seriously undergoing peacetime training. 2013 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 17 Mar. 1 It will also attack plans to double the number of army reservists to 30,000. < as lemmas |
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