minuteman

英 ['mɪnɪtmæn] 美
  • n. 独立战争时立即应召的民兵;民兵

中文词源


Minuteman 美国革命时期的即时应召民兵

专有名词,来自minute,分钟,man,人。即1分钟就能出发的人,形容其迅速,用于指美国革命时期的即时应召民兵。

英文词源


minuteman (n.)
U.S. history, one of a class of militia available for immediate service (i.e. "ready in a matter of minutes"), 1774. As the name of a type of ICBM, from 1961, so called because they could be launched with very little preparation.

双语例句


1. Effectiveness of the Minuteman II Stage iii Refurbishment Program.
民兵II三级整修计划的有效性.

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2. MinuteMan Systems publishes software for project management, cost estimating, planning, scheduling and Pert and Gantt charting.
民兵出版系统软件项目管理, 成本估算, 规划, 调度和PERT的和甘特图表.

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