A militant person or group is willing to use strong — sometimes violent — action to get political or social change.

A militant person or group好戰／激進的人或團體 is willing to use strong — sometimes violent — action願意採取強硬、有時甚至暴力的行動 to get political or social change來爭取政治或社會上的改變。

As an adjective it describes the stance: a militant organisation, a militant wing of a party. As a noun it names the person: a militant.

As an adjective當形容詞用時 it describes the stance它形容的是那種立場：a militant organisation, a militant wing of a party激進的組織、政黨裡激進的一派。As a noun當名詞用時 it names the person它指的就是那個人：a militant激進分子／好戰分子。

In news English it often means someone in an armed political group, not a regular soldier. In union and activist talk it can be less bloody: a militant is the member who wants a strike, not a quiet deal.

In news English在新聞英語裡 it often means someone in an armed political group它常指武裝政治團體裡的人，not a regular soldier而不是正規軍人。In union and activist talk在工會和社運圈的用語裡 it can be less bloody它可以沒那麼血腥：a militant is the member who wants a strike, not a quiet deal激進派指的是想罷工、而不是想私下談和的那個成員。

People also stretch it in everyday speech — ‘a militant vegan’ — to mean fiercely uncompromising, with no guns in sight. That looser use is real, but in headlines the harder, political sense is the default.

People also stretch it in everyday speech大家在日常說話裡也會把這個字用得更寬——'a militant vegan'像「激進素食者」——to mean fiercely uncompromising, with no guns in sight意思是毫不妥協，完全沒有槍炮的影子。That looser use is real這種比較鬆的用法確實存在，but in headlines但在新聞標題裡 the harder, political sense is the default比較強硬的政治義才是預設的意思。

Formal to newsy; not a child’s word.

Formal to newsy語感偏正式到新聞體；not a child's word不是小孩子會用的字。

It is not a synonym for military. Military belongs to the state’s army. Militant belongs to a cause.

It is not a synonym for military它不是military（軍事的）的同義詞。Military belongs to the state's army military講的是國家的軍隊，Militant belongs to a cause而militant講的是某個訴求／理念。