yeomanry

英['jəʊmənrɪ] 美['jomənri]
  • 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.

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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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