guerrilla

/ɡəˈrɪlə/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡəˈrɪlə/ (ame, ipa) · /gə-ˈri-lə ge-, g(y)i-/ (ame, mw) · /ɡəˈrɪl.ə/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡəˈrɪl.ə/ (ame, ipa)

guerrilla — 名詞

  • guerrillasingular
  • guerrillasplural

1. a person who belongs to an unofficial armed group and attacks government soldier

1.名詞B2
釋義

游擊隊員

非正規武裝團體的成員

a person who belongs to an unofficial armed group and attacks government soldiers by surprise, usually in an effort to change the political system or drive out an occupying force

例句

Government soldiers exchanged fire with guerrillas in the mountain region.

政府軍與游擊隊在山區交火。

Reema's uncle was a guerrilla who fought for independence in the 1970s.

Reema 的叔父曾是一名游擊隊員,在 1970 年代為獨立而戰。

countable noun: a guerrilla / two guerrillas

同義詞
  • rebel

    broader term — a rebel fights against the government but may be part of a large organized force rather than a small, hit-and-run group

  • insurgent

    more formal and political — often used in news reports about armed uprisings

  • freedom fighter

    positive or politically charged term — used by supporters who see the fighter's cause as just

  • partisan

    historical term — especially a resistance fighter in occupied territory during World War II

反義詞

用法筆記

Often used attributively before nouns such as war, group, tactics, or attack. The plural form (guerrillas) is more common than the singular when referring to a group as a whole.

常見錯誤

The gorilla fighters attacked the camp.
The guerrilla fighters attacked the camp.
💡'gorilla' is a large ape; 'guerrilla' means an irregular fighter. The spelling difference is one letter.

guerrilla — 形容詞