| 单词 |
deserter |
| 释义 |
deserter|dɪˈzɜːtə(r)|
Also 7 desertor, -our.
[f. desert v. + -er1; after F. déserteur, L. dēsertor one who forsakes, abandons, or deserts, agent-noun from dēserĕre to leave, forsake.]
1. One who forsakes or abandons a person, place, or cause; usually with implied breach of duty or allegiance. Const. of.
1635A. Stafford Fem. Glory (1869) 80 A base Desertour of my Mother Church. 1697Dryden Virg. Georg. iv. 91 Streight to their ancient Cells..The reconcil'd Deserters will repair. 1769Junius Lett. xv. 64 A submissive administration..collected from the deserters of all parties. 1885Act. 48–9 Vict. c. 60 §15 The extradition of offenders (including deserters of wives and children).
2. esp. A soldier or seaman who quits the service without permission, in violation of oath or allegiance.
1667Decay Chr. Piety iii. §7. 219 We are the same desertors whether we stay in our own camp, or run over to the enemy's. 1700S. L. tr. Fryke's Voy. E. Ind. 91 These we immediately hung up..as it is the constant custom, which the Dutch observe whenever they catch any of their Deserters. 1841Elphinstone Hist. Ind. II. 165 Deserters of different ranks came in from Cábul.
attrib.1871Daily News 13 Jan., The deserter officers. |
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