lieutenant
英 [lef'tenənt]
美[lu'tɛnənt]
- n. 中尉；副官；助理人员
词态变化
复数: lieutenants;
助记提示
1. lieu + tenant.
2. Etymologically, a lieutenant is someone who 'holds the place' of another (more senior) officer – that is, deputizes for him.
2. Etymologically, a lieutenant is someone who 'holds the place' of another (more senior) officer – that is, deputizes for him.
中文词源
lieutenant 中尉，副职官员
来自古法语lieu tenant,替代，副职，lieu,地方，tenant,占用，引申词义代替，副职官员，陆军中尉等。
英英释意
- 1. a commissioned military officer
- 2. an officer in a police force
- 3. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
- 4. an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade
英文词源
- lieutenant
- lieutenant: [14] Etymologically, a lieutenant is someone who ‘holds the place’ of another (more senior) officer – that is, deputizes for him. The word comes from French lieutenant, a compound formed from lieu ‘place’ and tenant (source of English tenant). Lieu (borrowed independently by English as lieu [13] in the phrase ‘in lieu of’) comes in turn from Latin locus ‘place’, source of English local. Locum tenens [17] (or locum for short) ‘temporary replacement’, literally ‘holding the place’, is thus a parallel formation with lieutenant.
Spellings of lieutenant with -f-, indicating the still current British pronunciation /lef-/, first appear as early as the 14th century.
=> lieu, local, tenant - lieutenant (n.)
- late 14c., "one who takes the place of another," from Old French lieu tenant "substitute, deputy," literally "placeholder," from lieu "place" (see lieu) + tenant, present participle of tenir "to hold" (see tenant). The notion is of a "substitute" for higher authority. Specific military sense of "officer next in rank to a captain" is from 1570s. Pronunciation with lef- is common in Britain, and spellings to reflect it date back to 14c., but the origin of this is a mystery (OED rejects suggestion that it comes from old confusion of -u- and -v-).
实用场景例句
- Lieutenant Paul Fisher
- 保罗·费希尔陆军中尉
牛津词典
- a lieutenant colonel
- 中校
牛津词典
- Lieutenant Campbell ordered the man at the wheel to steer for the gunboat.
- 坎贝尔上尉命令舵手将船开向炮艇。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was my right-hand man, my lieutenant on the field, a cool, calculated footballer.
- 他是我的得力助手，球场上的代理人，是一个冷静而有头脑的足球运动员。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- In 1895, the military rank enrolled the imperial fourth cavalry regiments by second lieutenant.
- 1895年, 以少尉军衔编入皇家第四骑兵团.
期刊摘选
- Forrest : Would you like to see what Lieutenant Dan looks like?
- 福勒斯特: 你想知道丹中尉长什么样 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- Lieutenant General Ulysses S . Grant becomes the first to have this rank.
- 陆军中将尤利西斯·修·格兰特成为首位被授予此军衔的人.
期刊摘选
- Isn't that Lieutenant Winters leading Easy Company in PT?
- 正在带穿操练服的E连,是不是温斯特少尉?
电影对白
- The English of the lieutenant general is very eccentric, empty insipidity , interpreter official leisurely, below drowsy.
- 中将的英语十分古怪, 空洞无味, 翻译官慢条斯理, 下面昏昏欲睡.
期刊摘选
- Can I ask you a question lieutenant?
- 长官,我能问个问题 么 ?
期刊摘选
- A lieutenant general is above a captain.
- 中将比上尉的职位高.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The lieutenant stood ahead of the troops.
- 海军上尉站在士兵的面前.
《简明英汉词典》
- The lieutenant was put in charge of an infantry platoon.
- 中尉被委任指挥一个步兵排.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- A lieutenant colonel ranks above a major.
- 陆军中校比少校级别高.
《简明英汉词典》
- He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.
- 他被提升为陆军中尉.
《简明英汉词典》
- The colonel advanced him from lieutenant to captain.
- 上校把他从中尉提升为上尉.
《简明英汉词典》
- Flight Lieutenant Richard Clarkson
- 理查德∙克拉克森空军上尉
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- I'm a novice at these things, Lieutenant. You're the professional.
- 中尉，做这些事情我是新手，你是行家。
柯林斯例句
- Fusilier Jones ran towards the Ops Room to find his lieutenant.
- 燧发枪团士兵琼斯奔向作战指挥室寻找他的中尉长官。
柯林斯例句
- Lieutenant Ryan closed his eyes, first mentally viewing the different crime scenes, then correlating the data.
- 瑞安中尉闭上眼睛，先是在脑海里回想了一遍不同的犯罪现场，然后将这些信息联系起来。
柯林斯例句
- As a second lieutenant, he had to salute damned near everybody.
- 身为少尉，他几乎是逢人便得敬礼。
柯林斯例句
- He and Lieutenant Cassidy were checking the scene of the crime.
- 他和卡西迪中尉正在勘查犯罪现场。
柯林斯例句
- He's a retired Lieutenant Colonel and a bit of a martinet.
- 他是个退役中校，有点军人作风。
柯林斯例句
- I was a naval officer, lieutenant junior grade.
- 我是一名海军中尉军官。
柯林斯例句
- He was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Air Force.
- 他被任命为空军少尉。
柯林斯例句
- Lieutenant Campbell ordered the man at the wheel to steer for the gunboat.
- 坎贝尔上尉命令舵手将船开向炮艇。
柯林斯例句
- Lieutenant Malcolm said she saw no sign that the exodus from Haiti was abating.
- 马尔科姆海军上尉说她没有发现人们大批逃离海地有减缓的迹象。
柯林斯例句