单词 | pass-parole |
释义 | † pass-parolen. Military. Obsolete. rare. An order given by the commanding officer of an army, which is passed on verbally from soldier to soldier. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > orders > [noun] > order passed by word of mouth pass-parole1591 1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 172 And as they say, according to the word Passà Parola, aduance the word.] 1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 11 Those words..which the Captaine giues ouer to be pronounced from mouth to mouth, as to Passe Parole appertaines. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Pass Pass-Parole, a Command given in the Head of an Army, and thence communicated to the Rear; by passing it from Mouth to Mouth. 1871 L. Colange Zell's Pop. Encycl. II. 571/1 Pass-parole, a command given at the head of an army, and passed, from mouth to mouth, to the rear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1591 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。