首先理解 lieutenant colonel 的意思:
lieutenant colonel
a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel
译文:lieutenant colonel,美国空军或海军的军官,军衔在少校之上,在上校之下.
lieutenant:
an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade
Lieutenant,在少校之下,在中尉之上
lieutenant 加在一起 colonel 并不是 陆军中尉
而是 陆军中校
你可以在
http://dict.youdao.com/search?le=eng&q=lieutenant+colonel&tab=chn&keyfrom=dict.top 查看
ranks 在这里不是 军衔,而是动词 排名,排在了
A lieutenant colonel ranks above a major
一个陆军中校 排在了 少校之上
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