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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。
战斗者；参战者
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
战斗者；参战者
a person who fights or takes part in a battle
He was a combatant in the civil war.
他是内战中的一名战斗人员。
战斗人员
A person engaged in combat, often armed.
The two combatants were evenly matched, so the boxing match lasted all twelve rounds.
这两名格斗者势均力敌，所以这场拳击比赛打满了全部十二回合。
Even the youngest combatant knew how to handle a weapon.
就连最年轻的参战者都懂得如何使用武器。
In a fair fight, the quicker combatant usually wins.
在公平的打斗中，通常更敏捷的格斗者会获胜。
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。
The program helps former combatants reintegrate into society.
该项目帮助前战斗人员重新融入社会。
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。
Not this
He combatants in the war.
Use this
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'。
Not this
There were many combatant.
Use this
There were many combatants.
可数名词'combatant'的复数形式需加-s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Use combatant naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.