reveille

英 [rɪ'vælɪ] 美 ['rɛvəli]
  • n. 起床号;早点

中文词源


reveille 军队的起床号

来自法语 reveiller,吵醒,唤醒,来自 re-,再,重新,eveiller,唤醒,来自(缩写自)俗拉丁语 *exvigilare,吵醒,来自 ex-,向外,vigilare,醒来,保持清醒,词源同 vigil,wake.脱落字母 g,比 较 regulate,rule.后用于指军队的起床号。

英文词源


reveille
reveille: see vigil
reveille (n.)
1640s, from French réveillez-vous "awaken!" imperative plural of réveiller "to awaken, to wake up," from Middle French re- "again" (see re-) + eveiller "to rouse," from Vulgar Latin *exvigilare, from Latin ex- "out" + vigilare "be awake, keep watch" (see vigil).

双语例句


1. It must be nearly six; soon would be reveille and the end of the night's rest.
应该快6点了;很快就要到吹起床号的时间,夜间休息就快结束了。

来自柯林斯例句

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