释义 |
unˈsoldier, v. [un-2 6 b and 4.] trans. To divest of the character of a soldier or soldiers.
1611Florio, Dissoldato, vnsoldiered. 1776S. J. Pratt Pupil of Pleas. II. 53 A tender woman will..unsoldier the boldest of us. 1780― Emma Corbett (ed. 4) II. 67 Death sometimes comes at the bottom of the account to unsoldier a man. 1791Mackintosh Vind. Gallicæ 286 Two grand operations conduct to it—arming the people, and unsoldiering the army. |