lance corporal

noun
🔊/ˌlɑːns ˈkɔːpərəl/
🔊/ˌlæns ˈkɔːrpərəl/
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  1. a member of one of the lower ranks in the British army(英国陆军的)一等兵
    • Lance Corporal Alan Smith一等兵艾伦 · 史密斯
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: on the analogy of obsolete lancepesade, the lowest grade of non-commissioned officer, based on Italian lancia spezzata ‘broken lance’.