1620s, from French dragon "carbine, musket," because the guns the soldiers carried "breathed fire" like dragons (see dragon). Also see -oon.
dragoon (v.)
1680s, literally "to force by the agency of dragoons" (which were used by the French kings to persecute Protestants), from dragoon (n.). Related: Dragooned; dragooning.
雙語例句
1. The dragoon officers and Foker clapped their hands furiously.
龍騎兵軍官和?？税l(fā)瘋似地鼓掌.
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2. The term derived from his weapon , a short musket called the dragoon.
因其所使用的一種名為龍騎槍的短滑膛槍而得名.
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3. Although Dragoon was defeated, the difference between Dark and Light crystals remained.
雖然巨龍后來被擊敗了, 但是黑暗與光明的水晶卻遺留了下來.
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4. Dragoon sb. into doing sth.
(用嚴(yán)酷手段)強迫某人(做某事 )
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5. These will include various units from the original StarCraft, such as the Protoss Dragoon.