In an army, an adjutant is an officer whose job is the office work of a unit: orders, lists, letters, who is where, what has to happen next. They are not usually the person leading soldiers in a fight. Their work is to keep the unit running on paper and by message, so the commander can think about the bigger picture.

In an army在軍隊裡，an adjutant副官is是 whose job is the office work of a unit負責一個單位文書工作的 an officer軍官：orders, lists, letters, who is where, what has to happen next命令、名冊、信件、誰在哪裡、接下來要做什麼。They他們 are not usually通常不是 the person leading soldiers in a fight帶兵打仗的人。Their work他們的工作is是 to keep the unit running讓單位運作 on paper and by message靠公文和訊息，so好讓 the commander指揮官 can think about the bigger picture能去想大局。

It is a real role in British and some other armies, and to people outside the army it sounds formal and a little old. You mostly meet it in military stories, news, or history, not in everyday talk.

It這 is a real role是真實存在的職位 in British and some other armies在英國和其他一些國家的軍隊裡，and而 to people outside the army對軍隊外的人來說 it sounds聽起來 formal and a little old很正式、有點老派。You你 mostly meet it多半會遇到這個詞 in military stories, news, or history在軍事故事、新聞或歷史裡，not in everyday talk不是在日常對話裡。

Though actually, English also uses the same word for a large stork — named that way because it walks on the ground in a stiff, soldier-like way. That bird sense is separate; the meaning here is the army officer.

Though actually不過其實，English英文 also uses the same word也用同一個字 for a large stork指一種大型的鸛鳥——named that way會這樣命名 because是因為 it walks on the ground牠走路 in a stiff, soldier-like way的樣子僵硬、像軍人一樣。That bird sense鳥的這個意思 is separate是分開的；the meaning here這裡指的意思 is the army officer是軍官。