subaltern

英['sʌbltən] 美[sə'bɔːltərn]
  • n. 副官;僚属;中尉
  • adj. 副的;下级的
Noun:
  1. a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

Adjective:
  1. inferior in rank or status;

    "the junior faculty"
    "a lowly corporal"
    "petty officialdom"
    "a subordinate functionary"

    1. He found in India that subalterns were two a penny and invited nowhere.
      在印度,中尉和少尉军官多得不值钱,在哪儿也不会成为座上客。

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