- 1騎兵（歷史上騎馬作戰的士兵）；現代軍隊也沿用此詞稱裝甲或快速部隊
Soldiers who fight while riding horses — this is the historical meaning, used for armies from ancient times up through the early 1900s. Modern armies still use the word for some fast-moving units (like tank or helicopter divisions) even though horses aren't usually involved anymore. You'll also hear 'the cavalry arrives' used loosely to mean 'help showed up just in time.'
core核心畫面
組成from an old word for 'horse' — related to words like 'cavalier'
同家族的字
- cavaliershares the same old root meaning 'horse' — a cavalier originally meant a horseman
原始詞典資料4 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。
cavalrynoun/ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/
- 1
historicalgovernmentmilitarypoliticsThe military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
- Two hundred heavily-armed cavalry rode behind the Audley standard, while close at their heels came the Duke of Lancaster with a glittering train, heralds tabarded with the royal arms riding three deep upon cream-colored chargers in front of him.
- 2
governmentmilitarypoliticsAn individual unit of this arm of service.
- 3
governmentmilitarypoliticsThe branch of the military transported by fast light vehicles, also known as mechanized cavalry.
- 4
A source of rescue, especially in an emergency.
- call in the cavalry
- "We landed in their killbox?" "We did. I am sor... No, belay that. Heads down! Cavalry incoming!"
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。