每日一词【330】veteran：退伍军人

今天我们要学的词是veteran。 Veteran, 是退伍军人的意思。"November 11 is Veterans Day," 11月11号是美国的退伍军人节。"Veterans Day is a day dedicated¹ to the men and women who have served in America's armed forces," 退伍军人节是要向曾经在美国部队里服役的退伍军人们表示敬意。

美国有专门的Department of Veterans Affairs, 退伍军人事务部。"There are currently about 25 million veterans still living," 目前美国大约还有两千五百万名退伍军人健在。好的，今天我们学习的词是veteran...

1 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。