| 单词 | peace corps |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeace corps peace corps n. (a) a body of troops, etc., engaged in maintaining peace (now rare); (b) (usually with capital initials), a U.S. governmental organization (created by the Peace Corps Act of 1961) which sends people to work as volunteers in developing countries; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > voluntary services peace corps1868 V.A.D.1915 W.V.S.1939 Voluntary Service Overseas1960 V.S.O.1960 meals on wheels1961 VISTA1964 W.R.V.S.1966 1868 M. H. Smith Sunshine & Shadow in N.Y. 559 The citizens knew that the troops would do their duty, and that silent park of artillery was an efficient peace corps. 1904 Times 24 Sept. 4/3 The ancient ‘Peace Corps’ which was established by the Chinese and which protected the inhabitants against the raids of armed banditti. 1960 H. Humphrey in Congress. Rec. 15 June 12634/3 Mr. President, I introduce..a bill to establish a Peace Corps of American young men to assist the peoples of the under~developed areas of the world to learn the basic skills necessary to combat poverty, disease, illiteracy and hunger. 1967 Economist 2 Sept. 785/2 Japan's version of the peace corps is getting into its stride. 1992 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Nov. a11 A committee of emergency care physicians announced it will form a ‘peace corps’ to rebuild the houses of the Turkish-Germans left homeless in Moelln. < as lemmas |
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