单词 | section eight |
释义 | Section Eight in American EnglishSection 8 US 1. discharge from the armed forces because of military unsuitability, esp. psychological unfitness 2. a person given such a discharge Word origin from the former section number of the U.S. Army regulation governing thissection eight in American Englishnoun 1. a military discharge for physical or mental unfitness as determined by an Army Regulation in effect from 1922 to 1944 2. a soldier receiving such a discharge Word origin [1940–45, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rh factor, airlift, blockbuster, debrief, snorkel |
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