infantry

• n. 歩兵；歩兵連隊

infant、幼児から。もともとは騎兵隊の駒を指す言葉だったが、後に歩兵を指す言葉として使われるようになった。

infantry (n.)

1570s, from French infantrie, from older Italian, Spanish infanteria "foot soldiers, force composed of those too inexperienced or low in rank for cavalry," from infante "foot soldier," originally "a youth," from Latin infantem (see infant). Meaning "infants collectively" is recorded from 1610s. A Middle English (c. 1200) word for "foot-soldiers" was going-folc, literally "going-folk."

1. The government drove the guerrillas off with infantry and air strikes.

政府は歩兵と空攻撃でゲリラを退却した。

2.The infantry would use hit and run tactics to slow attacking forces.

歩兵団は、打ったら逃げる戦術を使って攻撃部隊をブロックする可能性がある。

3.The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance.

陸軍各師団は残存する抵抗拠点を粛清した。

4.The division will consist of two tank companies and one infantry company.

この師団の構成部隊には、2つの戦車中隊と1つの歩兵中隊が含まれる。

5.The Belgians fell back as the infantry came under fire.

歩兵団が火力攻撃を受けたときにベルギー人は後退した。