warrant officer:准尉 / 准尉军官。指由“warrant(授权令)”任命的军职人员,常见于英美等军队体系,通常介于高级士官与委任军官(commissioned officer)之间,往往承担技术、专业或资深管理职责。(在不同国家/军种中具体定位可能略有差异。)
/ˈwɒrənt ˌɒfɪsə(r)/
/ˈwɔrənt ˌɔfɪsər/
A warrant officer inspected the equipment.
一名准尉检查了装备。
After years as a senior NCO, he was appointed a warrant officer and took charge of training new recruits.
在担任高级士官多年后,他被任命为准尉,并负责训练新兵。
由 warrant(授权令、委任状)+ officer(军官/官员)组成,字面意思是“凭授权令任命的官”。历史上指并非通过传统委任程序(commission)授衔,而是通过正式授权令获得职务与权力的军职人员。