1620s, from French dragon "carbine, musket," because the guns the soldiers carried "breathed fire" like dragons (see dragon). Also see -oon.
dragoon (v.)
1680s, literally "to force by the agency of dragoons" (which were used by the French kings to persecute Protestants), from dragoon (n.). Related: Dragooned; dragooning.
例文
1. The dragoon officers and Foker clapped their hands furiously.
竜騎兵将校とフォックは狂ったように拍手した.
2.The term derived from his weapon,a short musket called the dragoon .
は、竜騎銃と呼ばれる短弾倉銃を使用していることから名付けられた。
3.Although Dragoon was defeated,the difference between Dark and Light crystals remained.
巨竜は後に敗れたが、闇と光の水晶は残された。
4. Dragoon sb.into doing sth.
(過酷な手段で)誰かに(何かを)強要する
5.These will include various units from the original StarCraft,such as the Protoss Dragoon .