English Dictionary

noncommissioned officer

名詞

A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission (a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government); as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word.

日本語の意味

下士官：軍隊において、委任状を受けていないが、一定の指揮権を持ち、部下の管理や訓練などを担当する階級の兵士。

The noncommissioned officer inspected the platoon's gear before the dawn march.

下士官は夜明けの行進前に小隊の装備を点検した。

意味（1）

A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission (a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government); as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word.

A platoon sergeant may only be a noncommissioned officer but he's the one his men look to when the bullets start flying.

noncommissioned officers （ plural ）