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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shǎowèi
"他被晋升为少尉。"
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The lowest commissioned officer rank in many armed forces, typically ranking below a first lieutenant.
"The newly commissioned second-lieutenant led his platoon during the morning training exercise."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English 'second', coming from Old French 'sécund', and 'lieutenant', meaning 'placeholder' or one who takes the place of another (from French 'lieu', place + 'tenant', holding). The compound rank emerged in the 17th century to designate the junior of two or more lieutenants in a company or regiment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Second-lieutenant" is said worldwide
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sous-lieutenant
Transliteration: su-ljøtɑ̃
"Le sous-lieutenant a pris le commandement de la section."
Leutnant
Transliteration: ˈlɔɪ̯tnant
"Der Leutnant meldete die Truppenstärke an den Hauptmann."
sottotenente
Transliteration: sottoteˈnɛnte
"Il sottotenente ha guidato la pattuglia."
subteniente
Transliteration: subteˈnjente
"El subteniente inspeccionó el puesto de guardia."
aspirante a oficial
Transliteration: aspiˈɾɐ̃tʃi a ofiˈsjaw
"O aspirante a oficial concluiu o curso com honras."
सेकंड लेफ्टिनेंट
Transliteration: sekand lephṭinenṭ
"सेकंड लेफ्टिनेंट ने अपनी रेजिमेंट में रिपोर्ट किया।"
少尉
Transliteration: shǎowèi
"他被晋升为少尉。"
소위
Transliteration: sowi
"그 소위는 임관식을 마치고 자대배치를 받았다."
少尉
Transliteration: shōi
"少尉は小隊を率いて訓練に参加した。"
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