ensign

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n. 旗, 海军少尉, 徽章

发音

US /ˈɛn.sɪn/

词形变化

ensigns 复数 ensigns ensigned ensigning ensigns 三单 ensigning 现在分词 ensigned 过去式 ensigned 过去分词

别名

Ens.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A badge of office, rank, or power.

  2. 2.

    The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.

  3. 3.

    A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.

  4. 4.

    The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.

    航海 交通
  5. 5.

    Any prominent flag or banner.

  6. 6.

    A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.

    历史
v.
  1. 1.

    To designate as by an ensign.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    To distinguish by a mark or ornament.

  3. 3.

    To distinguish by an ornament, especially by a crown.

    政治 纹章

    Any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

flag colors colours emblem allegory

相关短语

ensign scale ensign scales ship of the line ensign second class ship-of-the-line ensign second class ship of the line ensign first class ship-of-the-line ensign first class Blue Ensign red ensign [经] 英国商船旗 revenue ensign civil ensign 船旗 merchant ensign ship of the line ensign ship-of-the-line ensign

词源

From Middle English ensigne, from Old French enseigne, from Latin īnsignia, nominative plural of īnsigne, meaning marked, distinguished. Doublet of insignia.

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