| 单词 | lance corporal |
| 释义 | lance corporal 1. U.S. Marine Corps. an enlisted person ranking between private first class and corporal. 2. Brit. Mil. a. a corporal of the lowest rank. b. (formerly) a private acting as corporal without increased pay. [1780-90; lance, shortened form of earlier lancepesade < MF lancepessade lowest ranking grade of noncommissioned officer < It lancia spezzata superior soldier, lit., broken LANCE1 (from having shivered many lances, i.e., fought well in many battles)] |
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