private soldier的词源

英文词源

poilu (n.)

French private soldier, 1914, from French poilu, literally "hairy," from poil "hair," not of the head, but of beards, animal coats, etc., from Latin pilus (see pile (n.3)). In 19c. French the adjective had a secondary sense of "strong, brave, courageous" (Balzac).

private (n.)

1590s, "private citizen," short for private person "inpidual not involved in government" (early 15c.), or from Latin privatus "man in private life," noun use of the adjective; 1781 in the military sense, short for Private soldier "one below the rank of a non-commissioned officer" (1570s), from private (adj.).

中文词源

private soldier：列兵

private,个人的，自己的，soldier,士兵。即自己管自己的兵。

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