constable

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkʌnstəbəl/|/ˈkɒnstəbəl/    美 /ˈkɑnstəbəl/|/ˈkanstəbəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)
    — As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.
  2. A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers. UK
  3. An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal). historical
  4. The warden of a castle.
  5. An elected or appointed public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders. US
  6. An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)
  7. A large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.
动词 v.
  1. To act as a constable or policeman. dated,intransitive

词形变化

constables plural constables present,singular,third-person constabling participle,present constabled participle,past constabled past

词汇关系

近义词
police officer
衍生词
assistant chief constable Burton Constable Constable Burton constablery constableship constabless constablewick constabulary cst. CST deputy chief constable hog constable Melton Constable outrun the constable overrun the constable police constable special constable subconstable underconstable

词源

词源 1
From Middle English constable, cunstable, constabil, connestable, cunestable, from Old French conestable, from Latin comes stabulī (“officer of the stables”). For the sense-development; compare marshal. Doublet of connétable.
词源 2
From Middle English constable, cunstable, constabil, connestable, cunestable, from Old French conestable, from Latin comes stabulī (“officer of the stables”). For the sense-development; compare marshal. Doublet of connétable.
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