sergeant

sergeant

英 ['sɑːdʒ(ə)nt]
　　美 ['sɑrdʒənt]

n. 軍士；警察小隊長；海軍陸戰隊中士；高等律師
　　n. (Sergeant)人名；(英)薩金特；(法)塞爾讓

中文詞源：

sergeant 中士，警佐

來自古法語 sergent,仆人，傢仆，臣子，來自拉丁語 servire,服務，服侍，詞源同 serve,-ant, 人。後用於指軍事銜級中士，警佐。詞義演變比較 marshal,元帥，原指國王養馬的仆人。

例句：

1. I left a sergeant in command and rode forward to reconnoitre.
我留下一名中士指揮，自己策馬前去偵察敵情。

2. The bullet lodged in the sergeant's leg, shattering his thigh bone.
子彈嵌進瞭中士的腿裡，使其股骨碎裂。

3. His father is a staff sergeant in the army.
他父親是一名陸軍上士。

4. Sergeant Cobbins was an experienced officer and didn't miss much.
科賓斯巡佐是一位經驗豐富的警官，很少有東西從他眼皮底下溜走。

5. His hands were clasped behind him like a drill sergeant.
他雙手背在身後，像一個教官。