Subaltern

(noun.) a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain.

亨利录入

• Never was wooer of wealthy bride so thoroughly absolved from the subaltern part, so inevitably compelled to assume a paramount character. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• But the Subalterns' and Captains' ladies (the Major is unmarried) cabal against her a good deal. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• The subalterns receive orders from their chiefs; they are in a good state of discipline; no blow is struck without mature deliberation. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

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