subaltern

汉语翻译

n. 部下, 中尉
a. 下级的

英语解释

名词 subaltern:

a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

形容词 subaltern:

inferior in rank or status同义词：junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subordinate

例句

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。