1540s, from Middle French cavalerie (16c.), from Italian cavalleria "mounted militia," from cavaliere (see cavalier (n.)). An Old English word for it was horshere.
雙語例句
1. I was assigned to Troop A of the 10th Cavalry.
我被派往第10騎兵隊的A連。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Two regiments of cavalry were called out to tame the crowds.
調集了兩個裝甲兵團去威懾、控制人群。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The Indian cavalry under Haig became a functionally efficient unit.
黑格領導下的印度騎兵成為了一支高效執行任務的隊伍。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The Cavalry were exercising on Salisbury Plain.