| 释义 |
militant /milˈi-tənt/ adjective- Fighting
- Engaged in warfare
- Actively contending
- Combative
- Using violence
- Militaristic
- Strenuously active in support of a particular cause
noun- A person who takes active part in a struggle
- Someone who seeks to advance a cause by violence
- A strenuously active supporter of a particular cause
- (with cap) a member of Militant Tendency, an extreme left-wing organization, formerly within the British Labour Party
ORIGIN: Fr, from L mīlitānt- prp stem of mīlitāre, -ātum to serve as a soldier milˈitancy noun milˈitantly adverb milˈitate intransitive verb - To have weight, tell (esp with against)
- To fight for a cause
- To contend
- To serve as a soldier (archaic)
church militant see under church |