单词 | new guard |
释义 | new guardn. 1. Chiefly Military History. Used to denote any of various bodies of troops which have been, or were at one time, newly constituted. Sometimes with plural agreement.In French History often used spec. of a division of the Imperial Guard of Napoleon I. ΚΠ 1848 Littell's Living Age 20 May 380/2 It was reported that the communists..had attacked several posts of the national guards..and concerted the reduction of the Hotel de Ville. The new guard were the first to take the field; they..dispersed various groups of the assailants..and retired for rest to their barracks as soon as the old guard came forth. 1854 J. C. Nott & G. R. Gliddon Types of Mankind vii. 239 Since these soldiers are young men, it is likely that they represent Calasirians of the royal guard—like the young guard of Napoleon, or the Yenèe-cheri (corrupted by Europeans into Janisaries), ‘new guard’ of the Ottomans. 1857 S. M. Schmucker Memorable Scenes French Hist. 285 On the 14th of November the French army resumed its mournful retreat. The emperor, with the old and new guard, came first. 1961 A. S. K. Brown tr. H. Lachouque Anat. Glory vi. ii. 285 General Desvaux..commanded the horse artillery... Lieutenant Colonel Griois..commanded the Old Guard foot artillery... The ‘New Guard’—as the rest was called—was under Lt. Colonel Henrion. 2. Australian History. In form New Guard. A right-wing paramilitary organization active in New South Wales during the 1930s; a member of this organization. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > paramilitary groups spec. > [noun] U.V.F.1913 squadra1922 Sturmabteilung1923 steel helmet1925 Schutzbund1927 new guard1932 Silver Shirts1934 Stern gang1944 Umkhonto we Sizwe1961 nahal1963 MK1964 Provisional I.R.A.1970 Black September1971 Red Brigade1971 Black Septembrist1972 U.D.A.1972 Symbionese Liberation Army1973 U.F.F.1973 Amal1976 death squad1976 INLA1979 1932 C. Hade Ebenezer 12 The leader of all was a big white card, Said, ‘I'm a member of the New Guard’. 1965 Realist (Sydney) xviii. 27 The New Guard..was allegedly at full strength to deal with the unemployed. 1977 L. Fox Depression Down Under 54 Mr Steve Purdy..was being attacked by three New Guards. 3. The most recently enlisted members of an organization, esp. those who are seen as representatives or advocates of change. Also: those who are at the forefront of a social or political movement. Frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1948 Life 26 Apr. 44/2 (caption) New guard Republican is Riley Bender,..an ex-prize fighter, wrestler and plumber who runs a small Chicago hotel. 1974 Times 26 Apr. 18/6 It is ironical that youth and the new guard should be represented by a 63 year old monocled cavalry officer. 1985 J. Chrétien Straight from Heart (1986) ii. 40 By 1965 I was often mentioned favourably in the Quebec press as an active, ‘new guard’ Liberal. 1994 Pacific Affairs 67 466 Despite this title, the initial chapters do not greatly illuminate differences of temperament, style and policy between members of the ‘old guard’ and the ‘new guard’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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