sirdar

n. 司令官, 将领, 酋长

发音

UK /ˈsɜːdɑː/

词形变化

sirdars 复数 sirdars

别名

sardar

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A high-ranking person in India and other areas of west-central Asia; a chief, a headman.

    Only last week a paper on the question of early marriage in India was read by a young Sikh Sirdar of Kapurthala, in which this supremely important and delicate subject was treated with a tact and frankness which did him the utmost credit. […¶…¶…¶] During the discussion on Sirdar Arjun Sing’s paper, occasion was taken to protest against the erroneous view, too often taken in Europe, as to the abased position of Mahomedan women generally.

  2. 2.

    A rank assigned to the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Army during the British occupation of Egypt.

  3. 3.

    The leader of a group of Sherpa mountain guides.

词汇关系

词源

Borrowed from Urdu سردار, Hindi सरदार (sardār), from Persian سردار (sardâr). Doublet of serdar and Sardar.

来源:wiktionary