单词 | non-military |
释义 | non-militaryadj. Not belonging to, characteristic of, or involving the armed forces; civilian. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > peace > civilian life > [adjective] civil1541 unmilitary1713 non-military1738 civilian1817 bowler-hatted1909 civvy1915 1738 London Evening Post 21 Mar. 2/1 A late Conflict between Military Force and Civil Justice, in which the former was worsted, and brought under Civil Discipline, for having improperly exercis'd Military Severities on a Non-Military Carpenter. 1803 Brit. Press 20 Apr. 1/2 (advt.) In the Press, and speedily will be published, by Subscription,..a non-military journal, written during the Campaign in Egypt, descriptive of that Country, and the Customs and Manners of the People. 1843 F. Bellew Mem. Griffin II. 222 The non-military reader will be a little surprised. 1869 J. S. Mill Subject. Women iv. 158 Gentleness, generosity, and self-abnegation, towards the non-military and defenceless classes generally. 1923 G. B. Clarkson Industr. Amer. in World War 387 Even if the narrowly non-military forces of a nation are not producing the supplies and equipment of the combatant forces, they are..in the field against the enemy in the domain of morale, thought, propaganda, etc. 1956 A. H. Compton Atomic Quest 239 A nonmilitary demonstration. 1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 29 Dec. 27/4 Complicating matters is Washington's cutoff of non-military aid inside Afghanistan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1738 |
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