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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。

  1. “Armed guards stood at the entrance.” (入口处站着武装警卫。)
  2. “The police arrested two armed suspects.” (警方逮捕了两名携械嫌疑人。)
  3. “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。)