1580s, "system of military discipline," from Latin militia "military service, warfare," from miles "soldier" (see military). Sense of "citizen army" (as distinct from professional soldiers) is first recorded 1690s, perhaps from a sense in French cognate milice. In U.S. history, "the whole body of men declared by law amenable to military service, without enlistment, whether armed and drilled or not" (1777).
双语例句
1. The strike was called by the Lebanese Forces militia.
罢工是黎巴嫩武装民兵召集的。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Militia leaders had halted overland food convoys in the region.
民兵首领已拦阻了该地区经由陆上运送食品的车队。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The militia in Lebanon has agreed to pull out of Beirut.
黎巴嫩的民兵组织已经同意从贝鲁特撤出。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The militia responded by saying it would retaliate against any attacks.