A corporal is a low rank in the army, and in some air forces and other services too. It sits above an ordinary soldier (a private) and below a sergeant. A corporal is often the first person who is really in charge of a small group — maybe eight to twelve people.

A corporalcorporal（下士）is a low rank in the army是陸軍裡一個低階的軍階，and in some air forces and other services too有些空軍和其他軍種也有。It sits above an ordinary soldier (a private)它的位階在普通士兵（private，二等兵）之上，and below a sergeant士官（sergeant）之下。A corporal is often the first person who is really in charge of a small groupcorporal 常常是第一個真正負責帶領一小群人的人——maybe eight to twelve people大概八到十二個人。

They still do the same hard work as everyone else, but they also give small orders and keep the group in line. You hear it a lot among soldiers and in war films; people sometimes shorten it to “Corp.” It is not a high rank.

They still do the same hard work as everyone else他們還是要做和大家一樣的粗活，but they also give small orders and keep the group in line但也要下一些小指令、讓這一小群人守規矩。You hear it a lot among soldiers and in war films士兵之間、還有戰爭片裡都很常聽到這個詞；people sometimes shorten it to "Corp."有時候會簡稱 "Corp"。It is not a high rank這不是一個高階的軍階。

Though actually, the name is shared across countries, but the exact job and pay-step are not identical everywhere.

Though actually不過其實，the name is shared across countries這個名稱各國都在用，but the exact job and pay-step are not identical everywhere但實際的工作內容和薪級並不是每個地方都一樣。

Do not mix this with the other corporal, an older word about the body (as in corporal punishment, hitting the body as punishment). They look the same on the page.

Do not mix this with the other corporal不要把它跟另一個 corporal 搞混，an older word about the body那是一個和身體有關的較舊的字（as in corporal punishment, hitting the body as punishment像 corporal punishment（體罰），打身體作為懲罰）。They look the same on the page這兩個字寫出來長得一模一樣。

This army word came from an Italian word for a small leader, “the head of a group,” and later got mixed in people’s mouths with the “body” word, which is why the spelling looks like “body” even though the rank is about being a small boss.

This army word came from an Italian word for a small leader這個軍階的字來自義大利文裡指「小領導人」的字，"the head of a group"「一群人的頭」，and later got mixed in people's mouths with the "body" word後來在大家嘴裡漸漸和「身體」那個字混在一起，which is why the spelling looks like "body"這就是為什麼它的拼法看起來像「身體」，even though the rank is about being a small boss儘管這個軍階其實是在講「小頭目」。