brevet
名誉昇進
解説 Definition
軍隊で正式な昇進ではなく、名誉的に上の階級を与えられること。名誉昇進の称号。
A brevet is an honorary military promotion to a higher rank without the full pay, power, or official position of that rank. It is mainly used in historical military contexts. The word is formal and not common in everyday English.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
brevet は単独で覚えるより、promotion・rank・honorary とセットにすると残りやすい語です。イメージは「正式昇進 promotion」ではなく、「階級名 rank だけ一段上に置く特別扱い」。軍隊文脈で brevet rank, receive a brevet を一緒に覚えると、肩書きは上がっても、実権や俸給までは必ずしも伴わない名誉的な昇進だと整理できます。full promotion との対比で覚えると混同しにくいです。
Remember `brevet` with `rank`, `promotion`, and `honorary`. It helps to think of a title that moves up, even if full power or pay does not. The contrast with `full promotion` is the key memory hook.
例文
He received a brevet promotion to colonel for his distinguished service during the war.
戦時中の功績により、彼は大佐への名誉昇進を受けた。
The brevet rank did not come with an increase in pay, only in title.
名誉昇進の階級には給与の増額は伴わず、称号のみであった。
Several officers were granted brevet commissions at the end of the campaign.
戦役の終わりに、数名の士官に名誉昇進の辞令が下された。
brevet の類義語・関連語
brevet の語源・成り立ち Etymology
brevet はフランス語 brevet に由来し、その元はラテン語 brevis「短い」です。もとは「短い公文書・辞令」を指し、そこから正式階級ではない名誉昇進の辞令、さらに「名誉昇進」自体の意味になりました。関連語は brief, brevity。
Brevet comes from French `brevet`, which goes back to Latin `brevis`, meaning "short." It first referred to a short official document or certificate. From there, it became the name for a written promotion grant, and then for the honorary promotion itself. Related English words include `brief` and `brevity`.
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