askari
/ˈæskərɪ/noun
(复同单, 或askaris)
1
- (in East Africa) a soldier or police officer（东非）士兵; 警察。
2
Askari
S. African historical a member of the ANC who changed sides and joined the apartheid government's police force〈南非史〉改变立场加入种族隔离政府警队的非国大成员。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Arabic askarī 'soldier'.