guerrilla

• n. ゲリラ戦; ゲリラグループ

語源は戦争と同じ。-ゲリラ、小単語接尾辞。

guerrilla (n.)

"fighter in an irregular, independent armed force," 1809, from Spanish guerrilla "body of skirmishers, skirmishing warfare," literally "little war," diminutive of guerra "war," from a Germanic source cognate with Old High German werra "strife, conflict, war," from Proto-Germanic *werra- (see war (n.)). Acquired by English during the Peninsular War (1808-1814), when bands of Spanish peasants and shepherds annoyed the occupying French. Purists failed in their attempt to keep this word restricted to "irregular warfare" and prevent it taking on the sense properly belonging to guerrillero "guerrilla fighter." Figurative use by 1861. As an adjective from 1811.

1. The security zone was set up to prevent guerrilla infiltrations.

ゲリラの侵入を防ぐためのセキュリティエリアが設けられている。

2.A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade.

ゲリラ戦は30年以上続いている。

3. He dismissed guerrilla warfare as "adventurism.「

彼はゲリラ戦を「冒険主義」だと鼻で笑った。

4. Guerrilla groups are active in the province.

ゲリラが同省で活躍している。

5.These villagers are guerrilla sympathizers.

これらの村人はゲリラを擁護している。