A midshipman is a young person training to become an officer in the navy — in this sense, the British navy (the Royal Navy). They are not an ordinary sailor, and they are not a full officer yet: they are in between, still learning the job.

A midshipman isMidshipman是 a young person training to become an officer in the navy正在受訓、準備成為海軍軍官的年輕人——in this sense, the British navy (the Royal Navy)這裡指的是英國海軍（Royal Navy）。They are not an ordinary sailor他們不是普通水手，and they are not a full officer yet也還不是正式軍官：they are in between, still learning the job他們處於中間階段，還在學習這份工作。

You meet the word a lot in history books and in stories about old sailing ships. On those ships the midshipmen really did live and work amidships, in the middle of the ship, between the crew toward the front and the senior officers at the back, which is how the name started; though actually the name has stayed long after the wooden deck went away, and today it is mostly a training rank, not a place you stand.

in history books and in stories about old sailing ships在歷史書和講古老帆船的故事裡 You meet the word a lot你會常常遇到這個詞。On those ships在那些船上 the midshipmen really did live and work amidshipsmidshipman真的就住在、工作在amidships，in the middle of the ship也就是船的中間，between the crew toward the front and the senior officers at the back位於前面的船員和後面的資深軍官之間，which is how the name started這就是這個名字的由來；though actually the name has stayed long after the wooden deck went away不過其實木造甲板早就消失了，這個名字卻留了下來，and today it is mostly a training rank, not a place you stand現在它主要是一個受訓的階級，不是一個你站的位置。

The United States navy uses the same word for students at its naval academy, so American films may use it too, but this entry is the British trainee.

The United States navy uses the same word for students at its naval academy美國海軍用同一個詞來稱呼它海軍官校的學生，so American films may use it too所以美國電影也可能會用這個詞，but this entry is the British trainee但這個條目講的是英國的受訓生。

It is a formal rank-word. People do not use it in everyday chat unless navy life is in the family.

It is a formal rank-word它是一個正式的階級用詞。unless navy life is in the family除非家裡有海軍背景，People do not use it in everyday chat人們不會在日常閒聊裡用到它。