
好词典

缩写自prisoners of war,最早记录于20世纪初的军事用语。
❶ Pows是prisoners of war的缩写形式,指在战争中被敌方俘虏的军人,通常受到国际法的保护。
“The Red Cross visited the pows to ensure their treatment was humane.”
(红十字会探访战俘,确保他们受到人道对待。)
“Many pows were held in camps for years during the conflict.”
(许多战俘在冲突期间被关押在营地长达数年。)
exchange of pows — 指交战双方交换战俘的行为,通常在停战协议或和平谈判中进行。
“The two countries agreed to an exchange of pows as part of the peace deal.”
(作为和平协议的一部分,两国同意交换战俘。)