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sepoy的意思

sepoy

英 ['siːpɒɪ; sɪ'pɒɪ]
  • n. (旧时英国军队中的)印度兵

sepoy

英文词源


sepoy (n.)
"native of India in British military service," 1717, from Portuguese sipae, from Urdu sipahi, from Persian sipahi "soldier, horseman," from sipah "army." The Sepoy Mutiny was 1857-8.