lieu·ten·ant
noun/lefˈtenənt/
/luːˈtenənt/
(abbreviation Lieut., Lt)
- an officer of middle rank in the army, navy, or air force
(陆军)中尉;(海军或空军)上尉 - Lieutenant Paul Fisher
陆军中尉保罗·费希尔
- Lieutenant Paul Fisher
- (in compounds) an officer just below the rank mentioned
仅低于…官阶的官员 - a lieutenant colonel
中校
- a lieutenant colonel
- (in the US) a police officer of fairly high rank
Topics Law and justicec2(警察的)一定级别的警官 - a person who helps somebody who is above them in rank or who performs their duties when that person is unable to
副职官员;助理官员;代理官员 see also Lord Lieutenant
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French (see lieu, tenant).