rank and file的词源

英文词源

rank and file (n.)

1590s, in reference to the horizontal and vertical lines of soldiers marching in formation; thence generalized to "common soldiers" (1796) and "common people, general body" of any group (1860).

中文词源

rank and file：行列，普通士兵

rank,行，file,列。比喻用法。

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