combatant

/ˈkɒmbətənt/ (bre, ipa) · /kəmˈbætnt/ (ame, ipa) · /kəm-ˈba-tᵊnt also ˈkäm-bə-tənt/ (ame, mw)

combatant — noun

  • combatantsingular
  • combatantsplural

1. someone on one side of an armed conflict who takes part in the actual fighting

1.名詞C1
釋義

someone on one side of an armed conflict who takes part in the actual fighting

例句

Government troops treated every captured combatant under the same prison rules.

captured combatant

Arjun saw wounded combatants carried away after the bridge attack.

同義詞
  • fighter

    broader and less formal; used for anyone who takes part in physical fighting

  • soldier

    more specific to an official member of an army

  • warrior

    more literary or historical, often suggesting bravery or tradition

  • belligerent

    formal word often used for a country, force, or side in a conflict

反義詞
  • civilian

    a person who is not serving or fighting in an armed conflict

  • non-combatant

    someone in a war area who is not taking part in the fighting

文法句型

combatant in the conflict

captured combatant

combatants on both sides

用法筆記

Common in legal, military, and news writing, especially when contrasting fighting people with civilians or non-combatants. It can refer to one person or, more formally, to a group on one side of a conflict.

常見錯誤

❌Many combatants fled the city even though they had never fought.
✅Many civilians fled the city even though they had never fought.
💡combatant means someone taking part in fighting, not just anyone in a war area.
❌The army sent three combatant to the checkpoint.
✅The army sent three combatants to the checkpoint.
💡combatant is a countable noun, so it takes a plural form after a number.