lance corporal
noun /ˌlɑːns ˈkɔːpərəl/
/ˌlæns ˈkɔːrpərəl/
- 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
词源late 18th cent.: on the analogy of obsolete lancepesade, the lowest grade of non-commissioned officer, based on Italian lancia spezzata ‘broken lance’. - Lance Corporal Alan Smith