| 单词 | corps |
| 释义 | corps (once / 178 pages) n A corps is an army unit consisting of at least two divisions. This word can also refer to other groups of people, like a press corps, which is a gang of journalists trying to get the scoop. Although the word corps comes from the Latin corpus, for “body,” don’t pronounce the p or you’re talking about the kind of body that goes in a coffin. The main meaning of a corps (which is singular despite the s) is a unit of the army. The word applies to other groups, too. A law firm has a corps of lawyers, a doctor has a corps of nurses, and a tiny car could have a corps of clowns. WORD FAMILYcorps: corpses USAGE EXAMPLESMacDill officials say the uniforms were bought for a Marine Corps birthday pageant. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Others nominees, such as retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis for defense secretary, should easily win confirmation. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Early in her career, she was as an engineer for a research institute attached to the Chinese army’s Second Artillery Corps. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1n an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support Syn|Hypo|Hyper army corps WAC, Women's Army Corps an army corps that was organized in World War II but is no longer a separate branch of the United States Army ROTC, Reserve Officers Training Corpsa training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers army unit a military unit that is part of an army 2n a body of people associated together diplomatic corps Hypo|Hyper corps diplomatique, diplomatic corps, diplomatic service the body of diplomatic personnel body a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity |
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