| 释义 |
militia /mi-lishˈə/ noun- A body of men enrolled and drilled as soldiers, but only liable to home service (transformed in 1908 into the Special Reserve; again called militia, 1921)
- The National Guard and its reserve (US)
- Any military force made up of civilians, of varying size and standard of training, often hastily established in time of emergency
- A general levy
- A territorial force
- Troops of the second line
ORIGIN: L mīlitia military service or force, from mīles, -itis a soldier militˈiaman noun |