| 单词 | admiral-in-chief |
| 释义 | > as lemmasadmiral-in-chief admiral-in-chief n. a senior commanding officer of a naval fleet or navy; an officer holding the highest rank in a country's navy. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > flag officer > admiral-in-chief admiral1440 Lord Admiral1489 admiral general1553 Lord High Admiral?1574 admiral-in-chief1614 admiralissimo1723 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World v. vi. §2. 718 Hauing first commanded as a Captaine, twice Admirall of a Squadron, and twice Admirall in chiefe. 1659 W. Prynne Brief Necessary Vindic. 60 There is but..one Pilot over every ship, one Admiral in chief over every Fleet. 1753 W. Smith tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War II. viii. 477 Philippus who accompanied him sent advice to Mindarus the admiral in chief. 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VII. ii. lxi. 539 An act of direct insubordination..towards the admiral-in-chief. 1988 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 3 Jan. 136 The fleet's admiral-in-chief..urged him not to write ‘bad things’. 2004 J. A. Gardner Radiant iv. 55 Festina Ramos would surely become the navy's admiral-in-chief. < as lemmas |
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