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单词 Rurales
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Rurales

/rʊˈrɑːleɪz/
Now historical
noun
1Treated as plural. In late 19th- and early 20th-cent. Mexico: a mounted force of federal law enforcement officers; the members of this force collectively.
  • Established in 1861, originally to combat banditry, the Rurales gained a reputation for ruthlessness under President Porfirio Díaz (in power 1876–80 and 1884–1911). The force was disbanded in 1914..
2In singular form rurale. A member of the Rurales.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Testimony Texas Border Troubles. From Mexican Spanish rurales, specific use as noun of the plural of Spanish rural, originally short for cuerpos rurales, lit. ‘rural forces’, denoting the Mexican Guardia Rural Rural Guard.

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