billeted 是动词 billet 的过去式和过去分词,意为"安排住宿;为(士兵等)分配临时住所"。通常用于军事语境,指将军人安置在民居或临时营地中。
/ˈbɪlɪtɪd/
The soldiers were billeted in a small farmhouse near the front line.
士兵们被安排住在前线附近的一座小农舍里。
During the war, many families had no choice but to accept the troops billeted upon them by the government, sharing their homes with strangers for months on end.
战争期间,许多家庭别无选择,只能接受政府安排在他们家中的驻军,与陌生人共同生活数月之久。
billet 源自古法语 billette,原意是"小文书、便条",指中世纪时军队分配住所的书面命令。后来词义从"命令"扩展为"按命令安排住宿"这一动作本身。该词最终可追溯至中世纪拉丁语 bulla,意为"文件、印章"。