PMsomeone who has been made to join the army, navy etc 被征召入伍者SYN American English draftee
a young army conscript
一位被征召入伍的年轻士兵
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conscript• I have an introduction to L, an army conscript.• A nationwidecensus, carried out every three years, was used to draftconscripts.• Some have conscript armies, others do not.• She could do without large conscript armies to defend land frontiers and needed long-service troops who could be employed overseas for long periods.• Many conscripts - they make up 65 percent of the armed forces - receive only the most basic training.• The average number of conscripts in training has fallen from 80,000 to about 15,000.• Professional and motivated as officers and commanders of the national armed forces might be, what of conscripts?• The army had to put down, with much bloodshed, breadriots in 1977 and protests by police conscripts in 1985.
Originconscript1
(1800-1900)Latinconscriptus, past participle of conscribere“to make a member of something”, from com- ( → COM-) + scribere“to write”
conscript2
(1800-1900)Frenchconscrit, from Latinconscriptus; → CONSCRIPT1