colonel

名词 colonel:

1. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

1. The colonel paraded his troops.
   上校检阅自己的部队。
2. Colonel Jones outranks everyone here.
   琼斯上校比这里所有人的级别都高。
3. Has he any right to use the style of Colonel?
   他有资格使用上校头衔吗？
4. The colonel ordered their soldiers to gather on the deck.
   上校命令士兵们在甲板上集合。

colo.nel

n.Abbr. Col.（名词）缩写 Col.

A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above lieutenant colonel and below brigadier general.
上校：美国陆军、空军或海军陆战队中校之上准将之下的军衔
One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.
上校：拥有此军衔或在另外一个军事组织里有相似军衔的人
An honorary nonmilitary title awarded by some states of the United States.
上校：美国某些州授予的一种非军事荣誉称号

来源：
Alteration of obsolete coronel
废语 coronel的变化
from French
源自 法语
from Old Italian colonello [from diminutive of] colonna [column of soldiers]
源自 古意大利语 colonello [] 源自colonna的小后缀 [士兵纵队]
from Latin columna [column] * see kel- 2
源自 拉丁语 columna [纵队] *参见 kel- 2

【引伸】
colo.nelcy 或
colo.nelship.
n.（名词）