en.sign
ensign的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [ˈensən, -ˌsain]
KK音标发音: [ˈɛnsən, -ˌsaɪn]
ensign的词性:
n.(名词)
1. A national flag displayed on ships and aircraft, often with the special insignia of a branch or unit of the armed forces.
国旗:挂于船只或飞机上的国旗,常带有部队分队或部队单位的特殊识别标记
2. A standard or banner, as of a military unit.
军旗:一个部队单位的旗帜
3. Archaic A standard-bearer.
【古语】 掌旗官
4. [μn“s…n] Abbr. ENS, Ens
[μn“s…n] 缩写 ENS, Ens
5. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is below lieutenant junior grade.
海军少尉:美海军或海岸警卫队中比海军中尉职低一级的军衔
6. One who holds this rank.
受此军衔的人
7. A badge of office or power; an emblem:
徽章:表示官职、权力的徽章;象征:
“I want the seals of power and place,/The ensigns of command,/Charged by the people's unbought grace,/To rule my native land”(John Quincy Adams)
“我要权大位高的印玺,要发号施令的徽章,要它们买不来的人民的宽仁善意来管理,我要这一切来统治我的祖国”(约翰·昆西·亚当斯)
8. A sign; a token.
标记;象征物
ensign的词源:
9. Middle English ensigne
中古英语 ensigne
10. from Old French enseigne
源自 古法语 enseigne
11. from Latin onsignia [insignia] * see insignia
源自 拉丁语 onsignia [标志,识别标记] *参见 insignia