Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 18, 2012
reconnoiter \ree-kuh-NOI-ter\, verb:
1. To make an inspection or observation.
2. To inspect, observe, or survey (the enemy, the enemy's strength or position, a region, etc.) in order to gain information for military purposes.
3. To examine or survey a region or area for engineering, geological, or other purposes.
It was necessary to reconnoiter the corral, in order to ascertain if it was occupied.
-- Jules Verne, The Mysterious Island
I must ride up on that mountain, and reconnoiter; otherwise you see they might come down from the mountain.
-- Leo Tolstoy, A Russian Proprietor and Other Stories
Reconnoiter comes from the French word reconnoître meaning "to explore."
1。為了使檢查或觀察。
2。檢查,觀察或調查(敵人,敵人的強度和位置,一個地區,等等),以獲得用於軍事目的的信息。
3。檢查或調查工程,地質,或作其他用途的一個地區或區域。
這是必要的偵察畜欄,以確定如果它被佔領。
- 儒勒·凡爾納,神秘島
我要騎那山,偵察,否則你看,他們可能來自下山。
- 列夫·托爾斯泰,俄羅斯業主和其他故事
偵察“探索”從法語單詞偵察意義
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