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

village constable n. (a) Historical in Papua, a local man through whom the orders of the Australian administration were transmitted; (b) a police constable stationed in a village.

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society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > native in Papua

luluai1924

village constable1924

society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman > town or village

village constable1924

town clown1927

1924 ‘R. Daly’ Outpost xxvii. 259 ‘They say they will have no chief but the village-constable,’ he said, ‘and no sorcery except that of the white man.’

1943 F. Thompson Candleford Green vii. 115 The village constable was still regarded by many as a potential enemy.

1965 Austral. Encycl. VI. 468/1 In the period before World War II, for the carrying out of policy, Administrations to some extent relied on selected headmen (called luluais) in New Guinea and on village constables in Papua.

1981 B. Knox Killing in Antiques viii. 166 The village constable got there in ten minutes flat then ran for his car radio.

单词	village constable
释义	> as lemmas village constable village constable n. (a) Historical in Papua, a local man through whom the orders of the Australian administration were transmitted; (b) a police constable stationed in a village. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > native in Papua luluai1924 village constable1924 society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman > town or village village constable1924 town clown1927 1924 ‘R. Daly’ Outpost xxvii. 259 ‘They say they will have no chief but the village-constable,’ he said, ‘and no sorcery except that of the white man.’ 1943 F. Thompson Candleford Green vii. 115 The village constable was still regarded by many as a potential enemy. 1965 Austral. Encycl. VI. 468/1 In the period before World War II, for the carrying out of policy, Administrations to some extent relied on selected headmen (called luluais) in New Guinea and on village constables in Papua. 1981 B. Knox Killing in Antiques viii. 166 The village constable got there in ten minutes flat then ran for his car radio. extracted from villagen. < as lemmas
随便看	to have it in commission to have it in etc to have it in for to have it in her to have it in him to have it in one to do something to have it in one's commission to have it in to have got it in one to do something to have it large to have it made to have it off to have it on good authority to have it on one's toes to have it one's own way to have it one's way to have it over to have it over a person to have it rough to have it wired to have itchy feet to have its days to have its end upon to have its ends upon to have its moment to have iwald

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