英语词汇“to win one's epaulettes”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. A shoulder-piece; an ornament worn on the shoulder as part of a military, naval, or sometimes of a civil uniform. to win one's epaulettes: (of a private soldier) to earn promotion to the rank of officer.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > epaulette or shoulder knot

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society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > [noun] > garment or dress > other

belt1610

epaulette1816

society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > appointment to rank > appoint to rank [verb (transitive)] > attain rank of

to win one's epaulettes1875

make1918

1783 Ld. Nelson 26 Nov. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) I. 89 Here are two Navy Captains..with epaulettes.

1800 Naval Chron. 3 495 The Post Captain under three years standing..wears one epaulet upon the right shoulder.

1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master viii. 220 Gorget, epaulets, and sash, Lion and crown—a perfect dash.

1838 Hist. Rec. 4th Dragoon Guards 63 The Officers were ordered to wear two Silver Epaulettes and an Aiguillette.

1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years I. 220 Obliged to borrow from Rothschild, the banker, the epaulettes he wore as Austrian consul.

1875 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (ed. 2) iii. vi. 101 A soldier wins his epaulettes before the enemy.

单词	to win one's epaulettes
释义	> as lemmas to win one's epaulettes a. A shoulder-piece; an ornament worn on the shoulder as part of a military, naval, or sometimes of a civil uniform. to win one's epaulettes: (of a private soldier) to earn promotion to the rank of officer. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > epaulette or shoulder knot shoulder pointa1627 shoulder-knot1676 epaulette1783 wing1810 tags1837 shell1847 society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > [noun] > garment or dress > other belt1610 epaulette1816 society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > appointment to rank > appoint to rank [verb (transitive)] > attain rank of to win one's epaulettes1875 make1918 1783 Ld. Nelson 26 Nov. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) I. 89 Here are two Navy Captains..with epaulettes. 1800 Naval Chron. 3 495 The Post Captain under three years standing..wears one epaulet upon the right shoulder. 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master viii. 220 Gorget, epaulets, and sash, Lion and crown—a perfect dash. 1838 Hist. Rec. 4th Dragoon Guards 63 The Officers were ordered to wear two Silver Epaulettes and an Aiguillette. 1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years I. 220 Obliged to borrow from Rothschild, the banker, the epaulettes he wore as Austrian consul. 1875 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (ed. 2) iii. vi. 101 A soldier wins his epaulettes before the enemy. extracted from epauletten. < as lemmas
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