单词 | sergeant |
释义 | sergeant n.   1. a non-commissioned Army or Air Force officer next below warrant officer.   2. a police officer ranking below (Brit.) inspector or (US) captain. Phrases and idioms company sergeant-major Mil. the highest non-commissioned officer of a company. Sergeant Baker Austral. a large brightly-coloured marine fish, Aulopus purpurissatus. sergeant-fish a marine fish, Rachycentron canadum, with lateral stripes suggesting a chevron. sergeant-major Mil.   1. (in full regimental sergeant-major) Brit. a warrant-officer assisting the adjutant of a regiment or battalion.   2. US the highest-ranking non-commissioned officer. Derivatives sergeancy n. (pl. -ies). sergeantship n. Etymology: ME f. OF sergent f. L serviens -entis servant f. servire SERVE |
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