English Dictionary

take the shilling

動詞

イギリス英語 歴史的

(UK, historical) To enlist as a soldier by accepting a shilling from the recruiting officer.

日本語の意味

（英国、歴史的な用法）徴募官からシリング（小額の賃金）を受け取り、兵士として入隊すること

Out of desperation and with only a coin in his pocket, he chose to take the shilling and join the army.

窮状で手元に硬貨が一枚しかなかったため、彼は募集係からシリングを受け取って兵士として入隊することを選んだ。

意味（1）

(UK, historical) To enlist as a soldier by accepting a shilling from the recruiting officer.

My earlier warnings, both in RAIL and in an article I wrote for The Times, have not fallen on deaf ears. There are many people (I suspect most) in the [rail] industry who recognise that telling people not to use their trains will cause lasting damage, but they are silenced publicly because they are now taking the Government's shilling.

takes the shilling （ present singular third-person ）

taking the shilling （ participle present ）

took the shilling （ past ）

taken the shilling （ participle past ）