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aide-de-camp

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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aide-de-camp /ˌeɪd də ˈkɑːmp/ noun (plural aides-de-camp (same pronunciation)) [countable]  PMa military officer whose job is to help an officer of a higher rank 副官,随从武官
Examples from the Corpus
aide-de-campHis ancestors included two presidents and an aide-de-camp to independence hero Simon Boli var.Four aides-de-camp were appointed and apartments in the Tuileries were set aside for bedroom, study and play room.Beside him are his aides-de-camp and a Prussian General.Edy Kapend, a Kabila aide-de-camp, and Gen.In 1920, embarrassingly soon after becoming naval aide-de-camp to George V, Sinclair was divorced.Instead, he was confronted by Howard's aide-de-camp Lieutenant Boyle, who sharply refuted the suggestion.Smith's aide-de-camp, Jack Cunningham, is another electoral reformer.His father was aide-de-camp to Prince Frederick, Duke of York.
Origin aide-de-camp (1600-1700) French camp helper
Corpus an job a is whose help officer officer of military to


aide-de-camp
aide-de-camp /ˌeɪd də ˈkɑːmp/ noun (plural aides-de-camp (same pronunciation)) [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: 'camp helper'
a military officer whose job is to help an officer of a higher rank


aide-de-campBrE /ˌeɪd də ˈkɒ̃/ 🔊NAmE /ˌeɪd də ˈkæmp/ 🔊 noun (
plural
aides-de-camp BrE /ˌeɪd də ˈkɒ̃/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌeɪd də ˈkæmp/ 🔊
)
(abbreviation ADC)
an officer in the army or navy who helps a more senior officer (陆军或海军)副官,随从参谋