an ex-serviceman
ex-serviceman 是可数名词，单数前通常加冠词；复数用 ex-servicemen。
Her father is an ex-serviceman.
她的父亲是一名退伍军人。
退伍军人；退役军人
复员军人
退伍军人；退役军人。
A man who used to be in the armed forces, a veteran.
The ex-serviceman found a job at a local company.
这位退役军人在当地一家公司找到了工作。
用法提示：ex-serviceman 为单数形式，作主语。
Many ex-servicemen gather at the veterans' club every weekend.
许多退役军人每周末在退伍军人俱乐部聚会。
用法提示：ex-servicemen 为复数形式，作主语。
The ex-serviceman's experience helped him in his new career.
这位退役军人的经历帮助了他的新职业。
用法提示：ex-serviceman's 为所有格形式，作定语。
ex-serviceman 是可数名词，单数前通常加冠词；复数用 ex-servicemen。
Her father is an ex-serviceman.
她的父亲是一名退伍军人。
复数形式 ex-servicemen 可泛指退伍军人群体。
The charity supports ex-servicemen.
这家慈善机构为退伍军人提供支持。
as an ex-serviceman 表示以退伍军人的身份。
He was invited to speak as an ex-serviceman.
他受邀以退伍军人的身份发言。
grammar · medium
易错句子My grandfather is ex-serviceman.
正确表达My grandfather is an ex-serviceman.
ex-serviceman 是可数名词单数，前面必须有冠词；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。表示“一名退伍军人”应用 an ex-serviceman。
grammar · medium
易错句子Two ex-servicemans came to the meeting.
正确表达Two ex-servicemen came to the meeting.
ex-serviceman 是复合名词，复数变化在中心词 man 上，man 变为 men，所以复数是 ex-servicemen，不是加 -s 的 ex-servicemans。
veteran 是日常常用词，美式英语尤其普遍，可指任何退伍军人，也可指经验丰富的老手；ex-serviceman 主要为英式正式用语，且明确指男性退伍军人。
serviceman 指正在服役的军人，不带 ex-；ex-serviceman 指已经退伍的男性军人。
ex-soldier 只指退伍的陆军士兵，范围比 ex-serviceman 窄；ex-serviceman 可泛指任何军种的退伍男性。
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