constable

pronunciation

UK [ˈkʌnstəbl]word uk audio image

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  • n.
    <英>警察,警官
    [史](中世纪的)王室(贵族)总管,王室(贵族)城堡的主管

Word Origin

constable 警察,警官

来自拉丁短语comes stabuli, 管马的官员。comes, 词源同count, 伯爵,stable,马廐。后来词义发生了变化。比较marshal, 将军,原指管马的官员。

Example

1. Some see themselves as a sort of self-appointed family constable .
还有一些人把他们自诩为家庭警察。
2. Capitalism is not the " free market " or laisser faire a system of zero government " plus the constable " .
资本主义并不是“自由市场”或是自由放任主义一种无政府“加警察”的制度。
3. Posing as the bishop 's representative , I spoke with villagers and the local constable .
作为这主教的代表,我跟村里人和地方的治安官沟通。

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