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 — 動詞
- 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
徵召入伍
依法強迫某人去當兵
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.
這個政權在 Ezra 十九歲時就把他徵召入伍，送往邊境營地。
conscript + person (direct object pattern)
After the law changed, farmers could no longer be conscripted for home defense.
法律改變後，農民不再會被徵召去負責本土防衛。
passive: be conscripted for duty
The navy began conscripting college students when volunteer numbers fell sharply.
志願人數大減時，海軍開始徵召大學生入伍。
During the civil war, village leaders conscripted every healthy man over eighteen.
內戰期間，村裡領袖把所有十八歲以上的健壯男子都徵召入伍。
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 — 名詞
- conscriptsingular
- conscriptsplural
1. someone who has to serve in the armed forces because the law orders it, not beca
徵召兵
被政府強制入伍的人
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.
一名年輕徵召兵站在車站外，緊抱著家裡帶來的包包。
collocation: young conscript
Yasmin interviewed former conscripts who had served on the icy northern border.
Yasmin 訪問了曾在北方冰冷邊境服役的前徵召兵。
former conscript(s)
The captain paired each conscript with an older soldier during field training.
上尉在野外訓練時，把每名徵召兵都配給一位較資深的士兵。
Many conscripts returned to school after finishing their year in uniform.
許多徵召兵在結束那一年軍旅生活後，又回到學校就讀。
- 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 — 形容詞
- conscriptpositive
- more conscriptcomparative
- most conscriptsuperlative
1. made up of soldiers who were required by law to join the military, rather than p
徵召的
由被迫入伍者組成的
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.
邊境危機期間，這個國家仰賴一支徵召部隊。
conscript army
Training was shorter in the conscript units than in the professional brigades.
徵召部隊的訓練時間比職業旅還要短。
Historians say the conscript force was large but poorly supplied.
歷史學家說，那支徵召部隊規模很大，卻補給不足。
Parents worried when the conscript unit left town before sunrise.
那支徵召部隊在日出前離開小鎮時，家長們都很擔心。
- 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.