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legion n.兵团；一大群 legion (n.) c.1200, from Old French legion "Roman legion" (3,000 to 6,000 men, under Marius usually with attached cavalry), from Latin legionem (nominative legio) "body of soldiers," from legere "to choose, gather," also "to read" (see lecture (n.)).Generalized sense of "a large number" is due to translations of allusive phrase in Mark v:9. American Legion, U.S. association of ex-servicemen, founded in 1919. Legion of Honor is French légion d'honneur, an order of distinction founded by Napoleon in 1802. Foreign Legion is French légion étrangère "body of foreign volunteers in a modern army," originally Polish, Belgian, etc. units in French army; they traditionally served in colonies or distant expeditions. 【记】音：联军；leg 腿 + ion 离子，象离子一样多的腿，比喻很多人；region 区，军区，军区驻着兵团

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['li:dʒən] 【英】 n. 兵团(a large group of soldiers; army)【记】 leg(=lect选择)+ion →选出的团队→军团 ，兵团 n. 古罗马军团(由3, 000至6, 000名步兵团和100至200名骑兵团组成)【记】leg腿, ion离子一腿象离子一样多一古罗马兵团【反】lack in number(数量少)

单词	legion
音标	['li:dʒən]
解释	n.兵团；一大群
红宝书	【英】 n. 兵团(a large group of soldiers; army) 【记】 leg(=lect选择)+ion →选出的团队→军团，兵团
字源	legion (n.) c.1200, from Old French legion "Roman legion" (3,000 to 6,000 men, under Marius usually with attached cavalry), from Latin legionem (nominative legio) "body of soldiers," from legere "to choose, gather," also "to read" (see lecture (n.)). Generalized sense of "a large number" is due to translations of allusive phrase in Mark v:9. American Legion, U.S. association of ex-servicemen, founded in 1919. Legion of Honor is French légion d'honneur, an order of distinction founded by Napoleon in 1802. Foreign Legion is French légion étrangère "body of foreign volunteers in a modern army," originally Polish, Belgian, etc. units in French army; they traditionally served in colonies or distant expeditions.
不择手段背单词	n. 古罗马军团(由3, 000至6, 000名步兵团和100至200名骑兵团组成) 【记】leg腿, ion离子一腿象离子一样多一古罗马兵团【反】lack in number(数量少)
趣味全助记	【记】音：联军；leg 腿 + ion 离子，象离子一样多的腿，比喻很多人；region 区，军区，军区驻着兵团

Legion French N Large Body Founded Légion Foreign