vietminh

vietminh — noun

1. a member of a Vietnamese political and military league that fought to end French

1.名詞C2
釋義

a member of a Vietnamese political and military league that fought to end French colonial control between 1941 and 1951, led by the Communist Party under Hồ Chí Minh

例句

Mei learned her great-uncle served as a Viet Minh during the war against French forces.

a Viet Minh — referring to an individual member

The Viet Minh controlled large areas of northern Vietnam by the late 1940s.

the Viet Minh — referring to the organization as a whole

同義詞

文法句型

the Viet Minh (organization)

a Viet Minh (person)

用法筆記

Capitalized as 'the Viet Minh' when referring to the organization as a whole. As a countable noun ('a Viet Minh') it refers to an individual member. The name is a shortened form of the full Vietnamese title. Not to be confused with 'the Viet Cong,' the later communist guerrilla force active during the Vietnam War (1959–1975).

常見錯誤

❌The Viet Minh fought against the United States in the 1960s.
✅The Viet Minh fought against French colonial rule in the 1940s and early 1950s.
💡The Viet Minh (1941–1951) was active before the US war in Vietnam; the Viet Cong fought the US later.