regiment

regiment
noun
  1. a permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel and divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions

    [in names]the Royal Highland Regiment.
    皇家高地团。
    ■an operational unit of artillery
    炮兵团
    ■a large array or number of people or things
    (一)大批,(一)大群
    the whole regiment of women MPs.
    全体女议员。
    a neat regiment of jars and bottles.
    摆放整齐的大量瓶罐。
  2. [mass noun](archaic)rule or government over a person, people, or country
    (古)统治,管辖
    the powers of ecclesiastical regiment which none but the Church should wield.
    只应由教会行使的教会管辖权。
verb
[with obj.](一般作 be regimented)
  1. organize according to a strict, sometimes oppressive system or pattern
    对…严格管制;对…严格控制
    every aspect of their life is strictly regimented.
    他们生活的方方面面都受到严密控制。
    [as adj. regimented]the regimented environment of the ward.
    受到严密管制的牢房环境。
  2. (rare)form (troops) into a regiment or regiments
    (罕)把(部队)编成团
派生
regimentation
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'rule or government over a person, people, or country'): via Old French from late Latin regimentum 'rule', from regere 'to rule'
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