英语词汇“constable”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

con·sta·ble

(kŏnstə-bəl, kŭn-)

1. A peace officer with less authority and smaller jurisdiction than a sheriff, empowered to serve writs and warrants and make arrests.

2. A medieval officer of high rank, usually serving as military commander in the absence of a monarch.

3. The governor of a royal castle.

4. Chiefly British A police officer.

[Middle English, from Old French conestable, from Late Latin comes stabulī, officer of the stable : Latin comes, officer, companion; see ei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Latin stabulī, genitive of stabulum, stable; see stā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

consta·ble·ship′ n.

单词	constable
释义	con·sta·ble (kŏnstə-bəl, kŭn-) n. 1. A peace officer with less authority and smaller jurisdiction than a sheriff, empowered to serve writs and warrants and make arrests. 2. A medieval officer of high rank, usually serving as military commander in the absence of a monarch. 3. The governor of a royal castle. 4. Chiefly British A police officer. [Middle English, from Old French conestable, from Late Latin comes stabulī, officer of the stable : Latin comes, officer, companion; see ei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Latin stabulī, genitive of stabulum, stable; see stā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] consta·ble·ship′ n.
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