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militia
民兵；民兵组织
A body of trained civilians acting as soldiers, not part of the regular army, such as an official reserve or a private armed group.
指非正规军的平民武装，可为国家预备役或私人武装。
- 1.
An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.
由受过训练的平民组成的军队,可能为官方预备役、国家全体适龄人口或非政府控制的私人武装,需时征召。
- 2.
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
经过训练的平民,非正规军的一部分
- 3.
Synonym of militsia: the national police force of certain countries (e.g. Belarus).
militsia的同义词:某些国家(如白俄罗斯)的国家警察部队。
- 4.
the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service; ; --United States Constitution
法律上有资格服兵役的所有身体健康的平民；--美国宪法
全体适龄平民；法定可服役者；（某些国家的）警察部队；由受过训练的平民组成的军队,可能为官方预备役、国家全体适龄人口或非政府控制的私人武装,需时征召。；经过训练的平民,非正规军的一部分；militsia的同义词:某些国家(如白俄罗斯)的国家警察部队。
In use
The town formed a militia to help protect the area during the floods.
Residents of the island joined the local militia and trained with old rifles.
Most members of the militia had never served in the regular army.
their troops were untrained militia
Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia
the + militia
特指某支民兵组织时用the。
The militia was called to assist the police.
民兵组织被召集来协助警察。
a + militia
泛指任意一支民兵组织时用a。
Connections
Collocations
- local militia
- 地方民兵
- The local militia was called to assist the police during the emergency.紧急情况下，地方民兵被召集协助警察。
- militia forces
- 民兵部队
- Militia forces have been stationed along the border.民兵部队已驻扎在边境沿线。
- militia group
- 民兵组织
- A militia group claimed responsibility for the attack.一个民兵组织声称对这次袭击负责。
- militia training
- 民兵训练
- All able-bodied men were required to undergo militia training.所有身体健全的男性都必须接受民兵训练。
- volunteer militia
- 志愿民兵
- He joined a volunteer militia to defend his village.他加入了一支志愿民兵来保卫他的村庄。
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Learner notes
Memory Tip
Militia 由 'milit'（军事）和 'ia' 组成，但指的是平民民兵，非正规军队。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：military、political、historical 通常用于正式或官方语境，如军事、政治讨论中，有时也出现在历史叙述中。日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常用单数指整体民兵组织，复数形式 militias 指多个此类组织或队伍。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like official, beneficial, and artificial share a similar ending /ɪʃl/ with militia's /ɪʃə/, but note the final vowel difference. For a spelling lookalike, consider bacteria (/bækˈtɪriə/), which ends in -ia but is pronounced differently.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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