draftee

/ˌdrɑːfˈtiː/ (bre, ipa) · [drˈæftˈi] /ˌdræfˈtiː/ (ame, ipa) · [drˈæftˈi] /(ˈ)draf¦tē How to pronounce draftee (audio) -raaf-,  -raif-,  -rȧf-/ (ame, mw)

draftee — noun

  • drafteesingular
  • drafteesplural

1. someone whom the government requires to enter military service through the draft

1.名詞C1
釋義

someone whom the government requires to enter military service through the draft, instead of letting them choose to join.

例句

The nineteen-year-old draftee hugged his mother outside the induction center.

common context: draftee at an induction center

After basic training, each draftee wrote home from the mountain camp.

each draftee + past tense action

同義詞
  • conscript

    more formal and more common in international news or historical writing.

  • recruit

    broader term for a new member of the military; it does not itself imply compulsion.

  • inductee

    formal term that focuses on being officially brought into a system or organization.

反義詞
  • volunteer

    someone who joins the armed forces by choice rather than through compulsory service.

文法句型

young draftee

former draftee

each draftee

用法筆記

Mostly used in American English, especially in discussion of the draft as a military system or as a historical experience. Use it for the person affected by the system; for the system itself, say `the draft` or `conscription`.

常見錯誤

❌He became a draftee because he wanted adventure.
✅He enlisted because he wanted adventure.
💡a draftee is forced into service through the draft, not joining by personal choice.
❌Every new recruit in the camp was a draftee.
✅Some new recruits in the camp were draftees.
💡a recruit is any new member, while a draftee is specifically someone brought in by compulsory service.