| 释义 |
con·script
I. \ˈkänˌskript\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French conscript, conscrit, from Latin conscriptus, past participle of conscribere to write together, enroll, from com- + scribere to write — more at scribe
1. : enrolled into service by compulsion : conscripted, drafted
< conscript soldiers >
< a hospital served by conscript nurses >
2. : made up of impressed or drafted persons
< conscript armies >
< a conscript labor camp >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: translation of French conscrit
: one that has been enrolled into service (as by arbitrary compulsion or by the dictates of law); especially : a recruit secured by conscription
III. \kənˈskript\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: conscript (II)
: to enroll into service by compulsion
< conscript soldiers >
< a labor battalion conscripted from the ranks of political outcasts >
< though I could conscript my body I could not conscript my mind — M.R.Cohen > |