commando
/kəˈmɑːndəʊ/noun
(pl. -OS)
1- a soldier specially trained for carrying out raids突击队员。
1.1
- a unit of such troops突击队。
1.2
- a group forming part of a larger organization, typically an illegal or secret one, and carrying out attacks on its behalf(尤指非法或秘密组织的)行动组。
短语
go commando
- informal wear no underpants〈非正式〉不穿内裤。
词源
late 18th cent. (denoting a militia, originally consisting of Boers in South Africa): from Portuguese (earlier form of comando), from commandar 'to command', from late Latin commandare (see COMMAND).