Word · Frequency #19284
combatant
战斗者；参战者
a person who fights or takes part in a battle
- 1.
A person engaged in combat, often armed.
战斗人员
战斗人员；争斗者；格斗者；[法] 战斗者；参战者
In use
The two combatants were evenly matched, so the boxing match lasted all twelve rounds.
Even the youngest combatant knew how to handle a weapon.
In a fair fight, the quicker combatant usually wins.
combatant in [conflict/group]
表示参与某场冲突或属于某群体的战斗人员。
He was a combatant in the civil war.
他是内战中的一名战斗人员。
former combatant
The program helps former combatants reintegrate into society.
该项目帮助前战斗人员重新融入社会。
combatant and non-combatant
常用于法律或伦理语境。
International law distinguishes between combatants and non-combatants.
国际法区分战斗人员和非战斗人员。
Common mistakes
He combatants in the war.He is a combatant in the war.
将名词'combatant'误用作动词。正确用法是作为名词，需搭配系动词'is'和不定冠词'a'。
There were many combatant.There were many combatants.
可数名词'combatant'的复数形式需加-s。
Connections
Collocations
- enemy combatant
- 敌方战斗人员
- Under international law, captured enemy combatants must be treated humanely.根据国际法，被俘的敌方战斗人员必须得到人道待遇。
- former combatant
- 前战斗人员
- The program provides job training for former combatants.该计划为前战斗人员提供职业培训。
- unlawful combatant
- 非法战斗员
- The court ruled that he was an unlawful combatant rather than a prisoner of war.法院裁定他是非法战斗员，而非战俘。
- fellow combatant
- 战友；一同作战的人
- He was mourned by his fellow combatants after the battle.战斗结束后，他的战友们向他致哀。
- armed combatant
- 武装战斗人员
- All armed combatants were ordered to lay down their weapons.所有武装战斗人员都被命令放下武器。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住combat是战斗，加上表示人的-ant，combatant就是参战者：想象一名士兵正加入战斗。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：军事或法律语境、新闻报道、历史叙述 该词为正式用语，通常用于军事、法律或新闻语境，日常口语中较少使用，更常说fighter或soldier。
Pronunciation & Spelling
combatant /ˈkɒmbətənt/ 重音在首音节，词尾 -ant 读 /-ənt/，不要像单词 ant（蚂蚁）那样读成 /ænt/。important、accountant 与 combatant 都以 -tant 拼写结尾，末尾同样读 /-tənt/；elephant、brilliant、merchant、tyrant 也以 -ant 结尾，末尾都含 /-ənt/。这些词只在拼写和词尾弱读音上相近，重读元音各不相同，所以都不是真正的押韵词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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