名詞 subaltern:

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

形容詞 subaltern:

1. inferior in rank or status
   同義詞：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，中尉和少尉軍官多得不值錢，在哪兒也不會成為座上客。