cavalry的词源

英文词源

cavalry (n.)

1540s, from Middle French cavalerie (16c.), from Italian cavalleria "mounted militia," from cavaliere (see cavalier (n.)). An Old English word for it was horshere.

中文词源

cavalry：骑兵部队

发音释义：['kævlri] n.骑兵部队；装甲部队

结构分析：cavalry = caval（马）+ry（名词后缀，表集合）→骑兵部队

词源解释：caval←通俗拉丁语caballus（马）

同源词：cavalier（骑士）；chevalier（骑士）

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