regiment1
KK: [ˈrɛdʒǝmǝnt]
DJ: [ˈrеdʒimǝnt]
n.[C]
- 【軍】團[G]
He commands an infantry
regiment.
他指揮一個步兵團。
- (一)大群;大量[P1][(+of)]
You can find whole
regiments of birds on the islet.
在那個小島上你可以看到成群的鳥。
regiment2
KK: [ˈrɛdʒǝˌmɛnt]
DJ: [ˈrеdʒimеnt]
vt.
- 【軍】把……編成團
- 【貶】嚴密管制,嚴格控制[H]
A totalitarian state
regiments its citizens.
極權主義國家嚴密管制其公民。
衍生
辨析
n.
/
ˈrɛdʒɪm(ə)nt/
- a permanent unit of an army, typically divided into several smaller units and often into two battalions.
- a large number of people or things.
- archaic rule or government.
v.
/
ˈrɛdʒɪmɛnt/
organize according to a strict system.
Derivative
- regimental adj.
- regimentally adv.
- regimentation n.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from late L. regimentum ‘rule’, from regere ‘to rule’.