regiment
UK/'redʒimәnt/US
GREB1
Definitions
n.
A permanent military unit, usually made up of several battalions.
（军队）团。
v.
To organize or control people strictly and uniformly.
严格管制，使整齐划一。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedreg- (rule, govern) + -iment = a governed body — a military unit kept under strict rule. The verb to regiment carries the root's controlling sense directly: to subject people to rigid, uniform order.
Root rig still carries 15 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.infantry regiment步兵团
- 2.cavalry regiment骑兵团
- 3.command a regiment指挥一个团
- 4.highly regimented高度严格管制的
Example Sentences
- 1.
His grandfather served in an infantry regiment during the war.
- 2.
The school tried to regiment every minute of the children's day.