brevet

brevet
[ˈbrɛvɪt]
noun
  1. [often as modifier]a former type of military commission conferred especially for outstanding service, by which an officer was promoted to a higher rank without the corresponding pay
    名誉晋级令(无相应提薪)
    a brevet lieutenant.
    名誉晋升的陆军中尉。
(breveted brevetted, breveting brevetting)
  1. [with obj.]confer a brevet rank on
    名誉晋升,晋升…名誉军衔
语源
  1. late Middle English (denoting an official letter, especially a papal indulgence): from Old French brievet 'little letter', diminutive of bref
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