poilu
英式音标：poilu怎么读
美式音标：poilu怎么读
poilu词义
折叠展开
n. （法）法国兵
poilu英文词源
折叠展开
- poilu (n.)
- French private soldier, 1914, from French poilu, literally "hairy," from poil "hair," not of the head, but of beards, animal coats, etc., from Latin pilus (see pile (n.3)). In 19c. French the adjective had a secondary sense of "strong, brave, courageous" (Balzac).