英语词汇“lieutenant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lieu·ten·ant

(l-tĕnənt)

a. A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above lieutenant junior grade and below lieutenant commander.

b. A first lieutenant.

c. A second lieutenant.

d. One who holds the rank of lieutenant, first lieutenant, or second lieutenant.

2. (lĕf-tĕnənt) A commissioned officer in the British and Canadian navies ranking just below a lieutenant commander.

3. An officer in a police or fire department ranking below a captain.

4. One who acts in place of or represents a superior; an assistant or deputy: the organized crime figure and his lieutenants.

[Middle English, deputy, from Old French : lieu, place; see LIEU + tenant, present participle of tenir, to hold (from Latin tenēre; see ten- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]

lieu·tenan·cy n.

单词	lieutenant
释义	lieu·ten·ant (l-tĕnənt) n. 1. a. A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above lieutenant junior grade and below lieutenant commander. b. A first lieutenant. c. A second lieutenant. d. One who holds the rank of lieutenant, first lieutenant, or second lieutenant. 2. (lĕf-tĕnənt) A commissioned officer in the British and Canadian navies ranking just below a lieutenant commander. 3. An officer in a police or fire department ranking below a captain. 4. One who acts in place of or represents a superior; an assistant or deputy: the organized crime figure and his lieutenants. [Middle English, deputy, from Old French : lieu, place; see LIEU + tenant, present participle of tenir, to hold (from Latin tenēre; see ten- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] lieu·tenan·cy n.
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