yeomanry

英式音标：[ˈjəʊmənri]

美式音标：[ˈjoʊmənri]

词汇分类：纳尼亚传奇(The Chronicles of Narnia) 全七册 词频大全

概况：

n. 自由民；自耕农；（英）义勇骑兵队

词义：

n.

自由民，自耕农；义勇骑兵；

英英释义

yeomanry[ 'jəumənri ]

n.

class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land

a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army

用法：

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

Better is the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry.
宁作自由民之首，不为贵族之尾。

权威例句

Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe

Welsh Horse

Welsh Horse

Yorkshire Hussars

King Edward's Horse

Lowland Mounted Brigade

Victor Cazalet

Yeomanry Order of Precedence

Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

同义词：freeman,freedman,burgess

同根词：yeoman

英语词源：

yeomanry (n.)

"yeomen collectively," late 14c., from yeoman + -ry.

造句：

1. Both doctor and Don smiled at this witticism.

大夫本人和老头子都对这样的打趣发笑了.

来自教父部分

2. He tries to lighten his lectures with an occasional witticism.

他有时想用俏皮话使课堂活跃.

来自辞典例句

3. His witticism was as sharp as a marble.

他的打趣话十分枯燥无味.

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4. Once in a while, after witticism, he would look down, and his eyes would meet hers.

每隔一小会儿, 说了什么俏皮话以后, 他就低下头, 和她目光相交.

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5. All jests aside, we're in big trouble. A witticism is a witty, usually cleverly phrased remark.

玩笑归玩笑, 我们遇到了大麻烦. 指一句风趣的, 通常措辞巧妙的语句.

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