"French military police," 1796, from French (they were first organized in France 1790); earlier "mounted trooper" (1540s), from French contraction (14c.) of gens d'armes "men at arms." Gens is plural of gent "nation, people," from Latin gentem (nominative gens) "race, nation, people" (see genus). For armes see arm (n.2). Related: Gendarmerie, gendarmeryFrench also had gens de (la) robe "lawyers," which was sometimes borrowed in English.
雙語例句
1. A gendarme held a light close to it, there was the date.
有一個法警拿了一盞燈來, 那上面確有這個日期.
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2. Thomas Bernhard recalls playing the part of gendarme.
托馬斯.伯恩哈德回憶起他曾扮演過一個警官.
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3. A gendarme was crossing the court.
一個憲兵正在院子里踱步.
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4. The usher , accompanied by a gendarme ready to lend him armed assistance , introduced the convict Brevet.
在一個警衛(wèi)的保護下,執(zhí)達吏把犯人布萊衛(wèi)帶來了.
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5. While he was at work, a gendarme passed, observed him, and demanded his papers.