non-commissioned officer

IPA/ˌnɒn kəˌmɪʃnd ˈɒfɪsə(r)/
IPA/ˌnɑːn kəˌmɪʃnd ˈɑːfɪsər/

non-commissioned officer — noun

1. a person serving in the military who has been promoted from the lowest soldier g

1.名詞B2
釋義

a person serving in the military who has been promoted from the lowest soldier grade to a leadership position like sergeant or corporal, without holding an officer's formal commission

例句

Sergeant Trang, a non-commissioned officer, showed the new soldiers how to clean their rifles.

apposition: title + non-commissioned officer identifying role

After ten years, Haruto became a non-commissioned officer and led a team of soldiers.

career path: promoted to non-commissioned officer after service

同義詞
  • sergeant

    a specific NCO rank; narrower in scope — not all NCOs are sergeants

  • corporal

    a lower NCO rank; narrower in scope than the general term

  • enlisted leader

    a broader, less formal term covering any soldier who leads from within the enlisted ranks

反義詞
  • commissioned officer

    holds authority by a formal commission rather than by promotion through the ranks

文法句型

non-commissioned officer + of + [unit]

serve as + a + non-commissioned officer

用法筆記

Often shortened to NCO in both speech and writing. The abbreviation is typically pronounced as separate letters ('en-see-oh'). Distinguish from commissioned officers, who hold a formal commission from a head of state or government and usually begin their careers at a higher rank.

常見錯誤

❌My father was a non-commissioned officer, so he received his rank from the president.
✅My father was a non-commissioned officer, so he earned his rank through promotion.
💡NCOs are promoted from the ranks; they do not receive a commission.
❌She became a non-commissioned officer after graduating from the military academy.
✅She became a non-commissioned officer after years of service as a regular soldier.
💡NCOs rise through the enlisted ranks; military academy graduates become commissioned officers.