| 釋義 |
pionern.
1. pioneer.i.e. soldier who preceded the main armyto clear the way with spade or pickaxe: militarytrench-digger,digger of the mines 開路的工兵，挖戰(zhàn)壕的工兵，坑道工兵。
△Ham.1.5.162:“Well said,old mole,canst work i' th'(i.e.in the) earth so fast? / A worthy pioner!”說得好，老田鼠！ 你鉆地能這么快呀？真是一個好工兵！ (又譯：好一個開路先鋒！)
△H.V.3.2.95(86):“How now. Captain Macmorris,have quit(i.e.left)the mines? Have the pioners given o’er?” i.e.Havethe diggers of the mines stopped working?怎么，麥克摩里斯上尉，你離開地道了？ 工兵們不干了嗎？
2. military trench-digger(then considered the lowestrank of soldier. primarily used for manual labour. notfighting)工兵(當時被認為最下等的士兵，主要用于體力勞動，而不作戰(zhàn))。
△Oth. 3. 3. 346 (345):“I had been happy,ifthe general camp,/ Pioners and all,had tasted hersweet body. / So I had nothing known.”哪怕全營的兵士，包括工兵什么的，都品嘗過她的玉體，只要我一點也不知道，我還是照樣快樂。 |