commodore

名词 n.
/ˈkɒm.ə.dɔː/    /ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
  2. A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
  3. The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
  4. The president of a yacht club.
  5. A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
  6. Ellipsis of commodore admiral. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
  7. A rear admiral (lower half). US
  8. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.

词形变化

commodores plural

词源

Borrowed from Dutch kommandeur, from Middle French commandeur. See command, compare commend (a doublet), and mandate.
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