Armed
军事与治安报道里极常见;比喻义 “armed with facts” 指手握论据,不含武器义。
- “Armed guards stood at the entrance.” (入口处站着武装警卫。)
- “The police arrested two armed suspects.” (警方逮捕了两名携械嫌疑人。)
- “She came armed with charts and statistics.” (她带着图表与数据有备而来。)
拉丁语 arma(武器)→ 古法语 armer → 英语 arm;过去分词 armed。
动词 arm + -ed 构成形容词或完成体分词。
新闻用语 “armed conflict”(武装冲突)中性偏严肃;公民持枪话题在不同国家语境差异极大。
- 固定搭配: “armed forces” (武装部队), “armed robbery” (持械抢劫)
- 动词: arm;名词: arms(常用复数)
arm(手臂;武器)加上 -ed,像在身上挂好了装备。
“The hikers felt safer knowing the ranger was armed only with a radio and a map.” (得知护林员只带着对讲机和地图,徒步者们反而更安心。)