sheriff英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

(High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties. UK
A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom. Scotland
A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected. US

动词 v.

To carry out the duties of a sheriff. transitive

词形变化

sheriffs plural sherriff alternative,obsolete shrieve alternative,obsolete sheriffs present,singular,third-person sheriffing participle,present sheriffed participle,past sheriffed past sherriff alternative,obsolete shrieve alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词

high sheriff sheriffalty sheriffdom sheriffess sheriffhood Sheriff Hutton sheriffry sheriffship sheriffwick subsheriff there is a new sheriff in town undersheriff

词源

词源 1

Inherited from Middle English shirreve, in turn inherited from Old English sċīrġerēfa, corresponding to shire + reeve. There is no etymological connection to Sharif (Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf)), an Arabic title of honour with cognates in other languages, including Persian, Punjabi, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.

词源 2

Inherited from Middle English shirreve, in turn inherited from Old English sċīrġerēfa, corresponding to shire + reeve. There is no etymological connection to Sharif (Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf)), an Arabic title of honour with cognates in other languages, including Persian, Punjabi, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.