English Dictionary

aide-de-camp

/ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp/

noun

A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary.

The aide-de-camp delivered an important message to the general.

意味（1）

A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary.

Unlike the orderly or batman, a humble low-ranking servant, an aide-de-camp is often a general, who before the institution of the chief of staff could hold a similar position to his chief.