constable

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n. 治安官, 警官, 总管 [法] 警察, 警官, 巡警

发音

UK /ˈkʌnstəbəl/
其它
UK /ˈkɒnstəbəl/
US /ˈkɑnstəbəl/
AU /ˈkanstəbəl/
IN /ˈkɔnsʈəbɪl/

词形变化

constables 复数 constables constabled constables 三单 constabling constabling 现在分词 constabled 过去式 constabled 过去分词

别名

cst. const. cons. CST

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)

  2. 2.

    A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.

    警员

    警官

    英国 法律
  3. 3.

    An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).

    历史
  4. 4.

    The warden of a castle.

  5. 5.

    An elected or appointed public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.

    美国
  6. 6.

    An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)

  7. 7.

    A large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.

v.
  1. 1.

    To act as a constable or policeman.

    过时 不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

police constable

上位词 3

officer police officer peace officer

相关短语

Constable country Constable Burton chief constable special constable 临时警察 [法] 临时警察, 纠察 overrun the constable outrun the constable Melton Constable Burton Constable hog constable police constable deputy chief constable assistant chief constable

词源

From Middle English constable, cunstable, constabil, connestable, cunestable, from Old French conestable, from Latin comes stabulī (“officer of the stables”). For the sense-development; compare marshal. Doublet of connétable.

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