| 单词 | infantry |
| 释义 | infantry (once / 289 pages) n Armies usually contain different divisions for different purposes. For example, soldiers on horseback belong to the Cavalry, those who work in communications are in the Signal Corps, and soldiers specially trained to fight on foot are members of the Infantry. It seems somewhat strange to have the word "infant" in a word that refers to a fighting military unit, but the word infantry once referred to the foot soldiers who were too young or too inexperienced to qualify for the cavalry. The word was taken from the Latin word for a youth, infantem, and so evolved into infantry after working its way through the Spanish, Italian, and French, appearing in English in the late 16th Century. WORD FAMILYinfantry: infantries USAGE EXAMPLESAll cavalry troops were to be converted into the 158th Infantry. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) After a helicopter flight to a trauma center, the infantry vet — Siatta — was charged with home invasion, found guilty at trial and sentenced to prison. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Asencio served in Mosul during the initial invasion, first to provide artillery support and then as infantry. Reuters(Dec 25, 2016) n an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot Syn|Hypo|Hyper foot paratroops infantry trained and equipped to parachute army unit a military unit that is part of an army |
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