yeomanry
英 ['jəʊmənrɪ]
美['jomənri]
释义
n. 自由民；自耕农；（英）义勇骑兵队
英文词源
- yeomanry (n.)
- "yeomen collectively," late 14c., from yeoman + -ry.
双语例句
- 1. Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry.
- 宁做自由民之首,不居贵族之末.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. He had been Lord Marchmain's servant in the yeomanry.
- 他原来在义勇骑兵队给马奇梅因勋爵当随从.
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英英释意
- 1. class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land
- 2. a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army
实用场景例句
- He had been Lord Marchmain's servant in the yeomanry.
- 他原来在义勇骑兵队给马奇梅因勋爵当随从.
期刊摘选
- Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry.
- 宁做自由民之首,不居贵族之末.
《简明英汉词典》
