doughboy
/ˈdō-ˌbȯi/ (ame, mw)
doughboy — 名詞
1. a US soldier who fought on foot in Europe during World War One
一戰美軍
第一次世界大戰中的美國步兵
a US soldier who fought on foot in Europe during World War One
Thomas's grandfather was a doughboy who fought in the trenches near Verdun.
Thomas 的祖父是一名一戰美軍，曾在凡爾登附近的戰壕作戰。
doughboy + fought in [battlefield location]
A letter from a doughboy named Wei described the cold rain and endless mud.
一封名叫 Wei 的美軍士兵的家書，描述了冰冷的雨水和無盡的泥濘。
The town square has a monument for the doughboys who died in the war.
鎮上廣場有一座紀念碑，是為了紀念在戰爭中陣亡的當地美軍士兵。
Amara found her great-grandfather's doughboy uniform in an old trunk in the attic.
Amara 在閣樓的舊木箱裡，找到了她曾祖父的一戰美軍制服。
When the doughboys marched through a French village, children ran alongside waving small flags.
當美軍部隊行經法國村莊時，孩子們揮舞著小旗幟跟著隊伍跑。
- infantryman
general term for foot soldiers; doughboy is specific to WWI American forces
- GI
common term for US soldiers from WWII onwards; doughboy belongs to WWI
- soldier
much broader; doughboy refers only to a foot soldier in a specific historical conflict
文法句型
a doughboy
the doughboys
用法筆記
Mainly found in historical narratives, museum descriptions, and family accounts of World War One; not used for modern soldiers.