press-gangedadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɛsˌɡaŋd/, U.S.

/ˈprɛsˌɡæŋd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: press-gang n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: < press-gang n.¹ + -ed suffix². Compare earlier press-ganging n. and later press-gang v. Compare also earlier pressed adj.²

That has been forcibly enlisted into military service; that has been forced to do something.

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

1882 Fraser's Mag. 25 756 The surfeit of learning which so unhesitatingly leads the pressganged scholar to accelerate his emancipation from the school or university.

1957 Past & Present 11 81 England had her Hessian conscripts, her press-ganged sailors, and Highlanders who were often volunteers in name rather than in fact.

1992 S. Sontag Volcano Lover ii. vi. 289 Of course, down there in the hold are famished immigrants or enslaved Africans or press-ganged tars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	press-ganged
释义	press-gangedadj. Brit. /ˈprɛsˌɡaŋd/, U.S. /ˈprɛsˌɡæŋd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: press-gang n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: < press-gang n.¹ + -ed suffix². Compare earlier press-ganging n. and later press-gang v. Compare also earlier pressed adj.² That has been forcibly enlisted into military service; that has been forced to do something. 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 1882 Fraser's Mag. 25 756 The surfeit of learning which so unhesitatingly leads the pressganged scholar to accelerate his emancipation from the school or university. 1957 Past & Present 11 81 England had her Hessian conscripts, her press-ganged sailors, and Highlanders who were often volunteers in name rather than in fact. 1992 S. Sontag Volcano Lover ii. vi. 289 Of course, down there in the hold are famished immigrants or enslaved Africans or press-ganged tars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1882
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