draftee
/ˌdrɑːfˈtiː/ (bre, ipa) · [drˈæftˈi] /ˌdræfˈtiː/ (ame, ipa) · [drˈæftˈi] /(ˈ)draf¦tē How to pronounce draftee (audio) -raaf-, -raif-, -rȧf-/ (ame, mw)
draftee — 名詞
- drafteesingular
- drafteesplural
1. someone whom the government requires to enter military service through the draft
徵召兵
因徵兵制度被迫入伍的人
someone whom the government requires to enter military service through the draft, instead of letting them choose to join.
The nineteen-year-old draftee hugged his mother outside the induction center.
這名十九歲的徵召兵在入營中心外擁抱母親。
common context: draftee at an induction center
After basic training, each draftee wrote home from the mountain camp.
基礎訓練後,每名徵召兵都從山區營地寫信回家。
each draftee + past tense action
Yara interviewed a former draftee about life on a crowded army base.
Yara 訪問了一位前徵召兵,談他在擁擠軍營裡的生活。
The medic checked every draftee before the bus left for the border.
巴士開往邊境前,醫護兵檢查了每一名徵召兵。
- 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`.