- 1準軍事的、民兵組織的
A paramilitary group is organized and trained like a real army, with ranks, weapons, and discipline, but it is not the official army of a country. The word is almost always about groups involved in conflict or political violence, not about hobby groups or sports teams.
From the word’s history
From para- + military.
para-（類似、輔助）加 military（軍事的）。
組成para- (a piece meaning 'alongside' or 'similar to') + military
同家族的字
- paramedicshares the piece 'para-,' meaning something set up alongside the official or normal version
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
paramilitarynoun/ˌpæɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɹi/
- 1
A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.
- From the start of its operations in Colombia, the company was on guard against the decadeslong civil strife in the country between left-wing guerrilla and right-wing paramilitary groups, witnesses have testified.
- Cossack paramilitaries operate in Ukraine and southern Russia. […] Before he entered eastern Ukraine, Girkin led paramilitary groups in Crimea and negotiated with Ukrainian military officers in attempts to induce them to defect to Russia.
- 2
A member of a paramilitary group.
paramilitaryadj/ˌpæɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɹi/
- 1
Relating to a paramilitary.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。