yeomanry

英[ˈjəʊmənri]
美[ˈjoʊmənri]

基本释义

n.
自由民,自耕农; 义勇骑兵

实用例句

He had been Lord Marchmain's servant in the yeomanry.

他原来在义勇骑兵队给马奇梅因勋爵当随从.

期刊摘选

Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry.

宁做自由民之首,不居贵族之末.

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英英释义

Noun
  • 1. class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land

  • 2. a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army

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