conscript
/kənˈskrɪpt/ (bre, ipa) · [kənskrˈɪpt] /kənˈskrɪpt/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈɑnskrˌɪpt] /ˈkän-ˌskript How to pronounce conscript (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈkɒn.skript/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈɑnskrˌɪpt] /ˈkɑːn.skript/ (ame, ipa)
conscript — verb
- conscriptpresent simple I / you / we / they
- conscriptshe / she / it
- conscriptedpast simple
- conscripting-ing form
1. to make someone join the military because the law requires it, rather than becau
to make someone join the military because the law requires it, rather than because they chose to serve.
The regime conscripted Ezra at nineteen and sent him to a border camp.
conscript + person (direct object pattern)
After the law changed, farmers could no longer be conscripted for home defense.
passive: be conscripted for duty
The navy began conscripting college students when volunteer numbers fell sharply.
During the civil war, village leaders conscripted every healthy man over eighteen.
文法句型
conscript + object
be conscripted into + armed force
conscript + group + for + duty
用法筆記
Usually appears in formal or historical writing about states, armies, or wartime policy. The person forced to serve is the object, and the passive form (`be conscripted into the army`) is especially common.
常見錯誤
conscript — noun
- conscriptsingular
- conscriptsplural
1. someone who has to serve in the armed forces because the law orders it, not beca
someone who has to serve in the armed forces because the law orders it, not because they volunteered.
A young conscript stood outside the station, clutching a bag from home.
collocation: young conscript
Yasmin interviewed former conscripts who had served on the icy northern border.
former conscript(s)
The captain paired each conscript with an older soldier during field training.
Many conscripts returned to school after finishing their year in uniform.
- volunteer
someone who enters service willingly rather than under legal force.
文法句型
young conscript
former conscript
conscript + in + unit
用法筆記
More formal than everyday words like `soldier` or `recruit`, and it always keeps the idea of compulsory service. It is often used in history, journalism, and discussion of military systems rather than in casual talk.
常見錯誤
conscript — adjective
- conscriptpositive
- more conscriptcomparative
- most conscriptsuperlative
1. made up of soldiers who were required by law to join the military, rather than p
made up of soldiers who were required by law to join the military, rather than professional volunteers.
The country relied on a conscript army during the border crisis.
conscript army
Training was shorter in the conscript units than in the professional brigades.
Historians say the conscript force was large but poorly supplied.
Parents worried when the conscript unit left town before sunrise.
- drafted
usually describes individual soldiers more naturally than whole military organizations.
- non-professional
broader and less precise; a non-professional force may include volunteers as well as conscripts.
- professional
describes a force made up of career soldiers rather than people called in by law.
- volunteer
describes service based on personal choice rather than compulsory duty.
文法句型
conscript + army
conscript + force/unit/battalion
用法筆記
Mostly used before nouns such as `army`, `force`, `unit`, or `battalion`. It describes the makeup of a military body, not the feelings or actions of one person.