English Dictionary

epaulette

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɛpəlɛt/

名詞

An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank. / A similar piece of trimming on a lady’s dress. / A plate on the anterior wings of some insects.

日本語の意味

軍服の肩につける装飾品（階級を示すもの） / 女性のドレスに見られる装飾的な肩飾り / 一部の昆虫の前翅にある板状の部分

The general's golden epaulette gleamed in the sunlight as he saluted the troops.

将軍の金色の肩章は日差しを受けて輝き、彼が部隊に敬礼するときに目を引いた。

意味（1）

An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank.

He would have answered for it at the end of a quarter of an hour that some of the glass cases contained swords and epaulettes of ancient colonels and generals; medals and orders once pinned over hearts that had long since ceased to beat; […]

意味（2）

A similar piece of trimming on a lady’s dress.

意味（3）

A plate on the anterior wings of some insects.

意味（4）

The red patch on the shoulders of a red-winged blackbird.

epaulettes （ plural ）