billet的词源

英文词源

billet (v.)

1590s, "to assign quarters to," earlier, as a noun, "official record or register" (Middle English), from Anglo-French billette "list, schedule," diminutive of bille (see bill (n.1)) with -let. Related: Billeted; billeting.

billet (n.1)

thick stick of wood, mid-15c., from Middle French billette, diminutive of bille "stick of wood" (see billiards).

billet (n.2)

"document, note;" see billet-doux.

中文词源

billet：部队临时设营

来自bill, 官方文件。原指部队通过官方文件对居民民宅的临时征用或借宿，后指设营。

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