少尉 — meaning in English

English meaning

• midshipman noun A junior officer-in-training in a navy, ranking below an ensign or sub-lieutenant.

Senses

少尉 is used for these senses in English:

• midshipman (nautical) An officer of the lowest rank in several navies; especially, a trainee officer.
• second lieutenant The lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, United States Air Force, or United States Marine Corps, below a first lieutenant. The rank of second lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of ensign.
• ship of the line ensign second class (military) Most junior officer used in the navies of some Francophone countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of midshipman or the American rank of ensign.

midshipman — full definition

1. noun A junior officer-in-training in a navy, ranking below an ensign or sub-lieutenant.
2. noun A type of fish that makes a humming sound, found along the Pacific coast.