subaltern

名词 subaltern:

1. a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

形容词 subaltern:

1. inferior in rank or status
   同义词：junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subordinate

1. He found in India that subalterns were two a penny and invited nowhere.
   在印度，中尉和少尉军官多得不值钱，在哪儿也不会成为座上客。