aide-de-camp

名词 n.
/ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp/|/ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkɒmp/    /ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.

词形变化

aides-de-camp plural ADC alternative aid-de-camp alternative,dated

词源

Unadapted borrowing from French aide de camp, from aide + de (“of”) + camp (“[military] camp”).
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