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Militant Adj Engaged Militənt 好战的,好暴力的 英 好战的,好暴力的(Ag Gressive

单词 militant
音标 ['militənt]
解释 adj. 好战的,好暴力的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 好战的,好暴力的(ag gressive, and often combative)
【考】 martial : military / runic : mysterious(同义词[类比] 军事对军事/神秘对神 秘)
【记】 milit(军事,打斗)+a nt→好战的
【同】 同根词:military(军 事的); militate(产生影响或 作用)
【例】 Management ignored the militant workers' demands.
字源 militant (adj.)
early 15c., "fighting, engaged in warfare," from Middle French militant "fighting," from Latin militantem (nominative militans), present participle of militare "serve as a soldier" (see militate), originally especially in Church militant. Related: Militantly.
militant (n.)
"one engaged in war or strife," c.1600, from militant (adj.); in a political sense, it is attested by 1907.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】military 军事的

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