servicemember

servicemember — 名詞

1. Someone who belongs to one of a country's official military organizations — such

1.名詞B2
釋義

軍人

在軍隊服役的人員

Someone who belongs to one of a country's official military organizations — such as the army, navy, or air force — and whose job is to serve and protect the nation.

例句

Haruto's father is a servicemember stationed at a base in Okinawa.

Haruto 的父親是一名駐紮在沖繩基地的軍人。

collocation: stationed at a base

The government provides housing and healthcare for servicemembers and their families.

政府為軍人及其家屬提供住房和醫療保健。

collocation: provides housing and healthcare for servicemembers

常見搭配
  • active-duty servicemember
  • former servicemember
  • retired servicemember
  • deployed servicemember
  • fellow servicemember
  • honor a servicemember
  • support servicemembers
同義詞
  • soldier

    narrower — typically refers to army members, not navy, air force, or marines

  • serviceperson

    gender-neutral alternative; less common in everyday use

  • military personnel

    collective term for a group; not used for a single individual

反義詞
  • civilian

    a person who is not a member of the armed forces

用法筆記

Common in news reports and official documents. Used more in American English; British English often uses 'member of the armed forces' or 'service personnel'.

常見錯誤

The servicemembers of the fire department arrived quickly.
The firefighters arrived quickly.
'servicemember' refers only to armed-forces personnel, not emergency workers or civil servants.

同根字

  • serviceman
    名詞B2
  • servicewoman
    名詞B2
  • serviceperson
    名詞C1
  • military
    形容詞A2
  • service
    名詞A2

常見搭配

常用片語

  • active-duty servicemember
  • former servicemember
  • fellow servicemember
  • honor a servicemember
  • support servicemembers
  • servicemember stationed at