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aide-de-camp

noun
🔊/ˌeɪd də ˈkɒ̃/
🔊/ˌeɪd də ˈkæmp/
(plural aides-de-camp
🔊/ˌeɪd də ˈkɒ̃/
🔊/ˌeɪd də ˈkæmp/
)
(abbreviation ADC)
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  1. an officer in the army or navy who helps a more senior officer（陆军或海军）副官，随从参谋Topics War and conflictc2
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, ‘camp adjutant’.