1580s, "system of military discipline," from Latin militia "military service, warfare," from miles "soldier" (see military). Sense of "citizen army" (as distinct from professional soldiers) is first recorded 1690s, perhaps from a sense in French cognate milice. In U.S. history, "the whole body of men declared by law amenable to military service, without enlistment, whether armed and drilled or not" (1777).
雙語例句
1. The strike was called by the Lebanese Forces militia.
罷工是黎巴嫩武裝民兵召集的。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Militia leaders had halted overland food convoys in the region.
民兵首領已攔阻了該地區(qū)經(jīng)由陸上運送食品的車隊。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The militia in Lebanon has agreed to pull out of Beirut.
黎巴嫩的民兵組織已經(jīng)同意從貝魯特撤出。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The militia responded by saying it would retaliate against any attacks.