constabulary

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A police force. countable,uncountable
  2. The police in a particular district or area. countable,uncountable
    — […] the wretched creature went to the police for help; she was versed in the law, and perhaps had spared no pains to keep on good terms with the local constabulary.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to constables. not-comparable
  2. Characteristic of police; police-like, rather than military. not-comparable
    — Constabulary missions are different from fighting wars.

词形变化

constabularies plural

词汇关系

近义词
constabular

词源

词源 1
From mediaeval Latin conestabularia, a noun use of the feminine version of conestabularius, from Latin constabulus, from comes stabuli, literally ‘master of the stables’.
词源 2
From mediaeval Latin conestabularia, a noun use of the feminine version of conestabularius, from Latin constabulus, from comes stabuli, literally ‘master of the stables’.
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