单词 | military |
释义 | military —militarily /mil'i tair"euh lee, mil"i ter'euh lee/, adv. —militariness, n. /mil"i ter'ee/, adj., n., pl. militaries, military. adj. 1. of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life. 2. of, for, or pertaining to war: military preparedness. 3. of or pertaining to soldiers. 4. befitting, characteristic of, or noting a soldier: a military bearing. 5. following the life of a soldier: a military career. 6. performed by soldiers: military duty. n. 7. the military, a. the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces. b. military personnel, esp. commissioned officers, taken collectively: the bar, the press, and the military. [1575-85; < L militari(s), equiv. to milit- (s. of miles) soldier + -aris -ARY] Syn. 3. soldierly, soldierlike, martial. |
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