nco
/ˌen siː ˈəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌen siː ˈəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌen-(ˌ)sē-ˈō/ (ame, mw)
nco — 名詞
- ncosingular
- ncosplural
1. a soldier such as a corporal or sergeant who holds a position of authority over
士官
從基層升任的軍中幹部
a soldier such as a corporal or sergeant who holds a position of authority over enlisted troops, having earned that rank through years of service rather than being appointed as a commissioned officer through a military academy or formal commission.
Sergeant Matthew served twelve years as an NCO before retiring from the army.
Matthew 中士擔任士官十二年後從陸軍退役。
title + name + 'as an NCO' role construction
The captain relied on his experienced NCOs to train the new recruits each morning.
上尉仰賴他經驗豐富的士官們每天早上訓練新兵。
plural NCOs with possessive structure
Anya joined the army as a private and worked her way up to become an NCO within six years.
Anya 以二等兵身分入伍，六年內一路升上士官。
Every NCO in the unit attended a leadership course at the training base last summer.
去年夏天，部隊裡的每一位士官都到訓練基地上了一堂領導課程。
The senior NCO inspected the barracks and gave Wei a list of tasks to complete before sunset.
資深士官巡視了營房，並交給 Wei 一張日落前要完成的工作清單。
- non-commissioned officer
the full form NCO stands for; used in formal writing and official records
- sergeant
a specific NCO rank, often used loosely to mean any NCO in casual speech
- noncom
informal shortening, mostly American military slang
- commissioned officer
an officer appointed through a formal commission, typically after military academy training
- enlisted soldier
a rank-and-file service member who has not yet been promoted to NCO level
文法句型
short for non-commissioned officer
用法筆記
Almost always written in capital letters (NCO / NCOs) rather than spelled out. The plural takes a regular -s with no apostrophe. Used in British, American, and Commonwealth military contexts; civilians rarely use the term outside news reporting on the armed forces.