regiment

regiment — noun

1. a named unit within an army, made up of several smaller groups of soldiers, or a

1.名詞B2
釋義

a named unit within an army, made up of several smaller groups of soldiers, or any collection of many similar people or items that operate together.

例句

The Highland Regiment marched through the city with their bagpipes playing.

military unit: specific named regiment

A whole regiment of local volunteers arrived to clean up the park after the storm.

regiment of + people: large organized group

同義詞
  • battalion

    a smaller military unit, usually part of a regiment

  • brigade

    a larger military unit made up of several regiments

  • legion

    a very large group, often with historical or dramatic tone

  • corps

    a specialized branch of the military, larger than a regiment

文法句型

regiment + of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Works both as a formal military term for a specific unit and as an informal way to describe any large, organized collection of similar items or people.

常見錯誤

❌The army moved a regime to the front line.
✅The army moved a regiment to the front line.
💡'regime' refers to a system of government, not a military unit.
❌I saw a regiment of birds in the sky.' (too loose)
✅I saw a regiment of soldiers marching in perfect formation.
💡Use for organized groups, not random collections.

regiment — verb