conscript

/kənˈskrɪpt/ v. / n.
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一句话记住

征召;征(兵);应征入伍者;新兵

释义与例句

v. 征召;征(兵)
to order someone to join the armed forces
  1. During the war, young men were conscripted into the army.
    战争期间,年轻人被征召入伍。
  2. The government conscripted every man over eighteen.
    政府征召了所有十八岁以上的男子。
展开其余 3 条例句
  1. He was conscripted at nineteen and served for three years.
    他十九岁被征入伍,服役三年。
  2. Rebel forces conscripted villagers to defend the town.
    叛军强征村民保卫该镇。
  3. In some countries, women can also be conscripted in wartime.
    在一些国家,战时女性也可能被征召。
n. 应征入伍者;新兵
a person who has been ordered to join the armed forces
  1. The camp was full of young conscripts from the countryside.
    营地里挤满了来自农村的年轻新兵。
  2. Conscripts received only six weeks of training before being sent to the front.
    应征入伍者只接受了六周训练就被送往前线。
展开其余 3 条例句
  1. The general preferred professional soldiers to conscripts.
    这位将军更看重职业军人,而不是新兵。
  2. Many conscripts wrote letters home complaining about the food.
    许多新兵写信回家抱怨伙食。
  3. A group of conscripts was waiting at the station for the train north.
    一群应征入伍者在车站等着北上的火车。

词源与构词

拉丁语 conscribere:con-(共同)+ scribere(写),把名字一起写进名册,就是“登记入伍、征兵”。

con- 前缀 · together,共同
scrib 词根 · to write,写
记忆钩子 con(共同)+ script(写):名字一起写进兵役名册,就是被征兵。

词族与关联词

同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
  • ascribe 把……归因于;把……归咎于
    Scientists ascribe the rise in temperature to human activity. 科学家把气温上升归因于人类活动。
  • describe 描述;形容
    Can you describe the man you saw? 你能描述一下你看到的那个人吗?
  • inscription 铭文;碑文(刻在石头、金属等上的文字)
    The inscription on the stone dates back to the twelfth century. 石头上的铭文可追溯到十二世纪。
  • manuscript 手稿;原稿
    The library keeps an ancient manuscript. 这家图书馆收藏着一份古代手稿。
  • prescribe 开(药方);开处方
    The doctor prescribed some painkillers. 医生开了一些止痛药。
  • scribble 匆匆地写;潦草地写
    She scribbled a note and left it on the table. 她匆匆写了一张便条放在桌上。
  • script 剧本;脚本
    She wrote the script for the film. 她写了这部电影的剧本。
  • scripture 宗教经典;圣典
    For centuries, scripture was the only book in many homes. 几个世纪以来,宗教经典是许多家庭里唯一的书。
  • subscribe 订阅;订购
    I subscribe to two weekly magazines. 我订阅了两本周刊。
  • transcript 成绩单
    He sent his transcript to the university. 他把成绩单寄给了那所大学。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • conscription 征兵;兵役制度
    conscript + -ion,指征兵这一制度或行为
  • conscripted 被征召的
    conscript + -ed,过去分词作形容词
  • conscriptive 征兵性质的
    conscript + -ive,构成形容词
同义词
  • draft 征召;征兵
    draft 是美式说法,可作动词和名词;conscript 更正式,英式英语常用。
    The country drafted thousands of men during the crisis. 危机期间,该国征召了数千名男子。
  • enlist 参军;应募
    enlist 指本人自愿参军;conscript 是被政府强制征召,并非自愿。
    He enlisted in the navy at the age of twenty. 他二十岁时参加了海军。
  • recruit 招募;招收
    recruit 指主动招募新人,可用于军队或企业;conscript 带强制色彩。
    The company is recruiting engineers for its new plant. 公司正在为新工厂招聘工程师。
反义词
  • volunteer 志愿兵;自愿参军者
    The army relies on volunteers, not conscripts. 军队依靠的是志愿兵,而不是应征入伍者。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • conscription 征兵;兵役制度
    conscription 是名词,指征兵制度;conscript 作动词是「征召」,作名词指「被征者」,词性不同。
    Conscription was abolished after the war. 战后废除了征兵制。
  • inscription 铭文;题词
    inscription 是 in-(在上)+ script(写),刻在碑面上的文字;conscript 的 con- 是「共同」,把名字一并写入兵役名册。
    The inscription on the gate records the year it was built. 门上的铭文记载了它的建造年份。
常见搭配
  • be conscripted into the army 被征召入伍
    Many farmers were conscripted into the army that spring. 那年春天,许多农民被征召入伍。
  • conscript young men 征召年轻人
    The regime conscripted young men as soon as they turned eighteen. 该政权在年轻人满十八岁时就将其征召入伍。
  • conscript labour 强征劳工
    Thousands of civilians were used as conscript labour. 数千名平民被强征为劳工。