1580s, from Middle French bataillon (16c.), from Italian battaglione "battle squadron," from diminutive of Vulgar Latin battalia "battle," from Latin bauttere "to beat" (see batter (v.)). Specific sense of "part of a regiment" is from 1708.
Madame, lui répondit-il, ne vous y fiez pas: j'ay t?ujours v? Dieu do coté des gros Batallions. [E.Boursault, 1702]
雙語例句
1. He joined the second battalion of the Grenadier Guards.
他加入了英國近衛(wèi)步兵第一團(tuán)第二營。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The battalion went directly to the airport to begin digging in.
該營直接開到機(jī)場掘壕防守。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Ford was attached to the battalion's first line of transport.
福特曾在該營的第一運(yùn)輸隊(duì)服役。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Anthony was ordered to return to his battalion.