英语词汇light colonel的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	light colonel
词源	light colonel. Army slang going back 60 years or more, a light colonel is a pun on Lt. (Lieutenant) Colonel and indicates that Lt. Colonel is a lower and less weighty rank than full colonel.
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