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单词 constable
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•sta•ble /ˈkɑnstəbəl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Governmentan officer of the peace in a town or township, having minor police and judicial functions.
  2. Government, British TermsChiefly Brit. police officer.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•sta•ble  (konstə bəl or, esp. Brit., kun-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmentan officer of the peace, having police and minor judicial functions, usually in a small town, rural district, etc.
  2. Government, British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a police officer.
  3. Governmentan officer of high rank in medieval monarchies, usually the commander of all armed forces, esp. in the absence of the ruler.
  4. Governmentthe keeper or governor of a royal fortress or castle.
  • Late Latin comes stabulī count2 of the stable1
  • Anglo-French, Old French
  • Middle English conestable 1200–50
consta•ble•ship′, n. 

Con•sta•ble  (kunstə bəl, kon-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical John, 1776–1837, English painter.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
constable /ˈkʌnstəbəl ˌkɒn-/ n
  1. (in Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, etc) a police officer of the lowest rank
  2. any of various officers of the peace, esp one who arrests offenders, serves writs, etc
  3. the keeper or governor of a royal castle or fortress
  4. (in medieval Europe) the chief military officer and functionary of a royal household, esp in France and England
  5. an officer of a hundred in medieval England, originally responsible for raising the military levy but later assigned other administrative duties
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from Late Latin comes stabulī officer in charge of the stable, from Latin comes comrade + stabulum dwelling, stable; see also count²

ˈconstableˌship n
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