名詞 militia:

1. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
   同義詞：reserves
2. the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service--United States Constitution

1. A man who is a member of a militia.
   民兵民兵織中的一員
2. Only the president or a state governor could call out the military or state militia.
   只有總統(tǒng)或州長才能緊急召集軍隊(duì)或州人民自衛(wèi)隊(duì)。
3. People gathered to form a militia to protect their town.
   人們聚集起來，組成國民自衛(wèi)隊(duì)來保衛(wèi)他們的城鎮(zhèn)。

mi.li.tia

n.Abbr. mil.（名詞）縮寫 mil.
An army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers.
民兵組織：由普通公民而非職業(yè)士兵組成的部隊(duì)
A military force that is not part of a regular army and is subject to call for service in an emergency.
預(yù)備役部隊(duì)：不作為正規(guī)軍的一部分，準(zhǔn)備在緊急情況下服役的武裝力量
The whole body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service.
服兵役：法律規(guī)定的所有身體合格的平民應(yīng)服兵役

來源：
Latin molitia [warfare, military service]
拉丁語 molitia [戰(zhàn)爭，兵役]
from moles molit- [soldier]
源自 moles molit- [士兵]