constable

名词 constable:

1. a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
2. English landscape painter (1776-1837)
   同义词：John Constable
3. a police officer of the lowest rank
   同义词：police constable

1. Constable was a great English artist.
   康斯太布尔是伟大的英国画家。
2. The constable stop the car and arrest the driver.
   警官使车停住并将司机扣留。
3. The district under the jurisdiction of a constable.
   治安官管辖区受一名治安官管辖的地区
4. The girl standing at the street corner is a constable.
   站在街角的那个女孩是一名警察。

con.sta.ble

n.Abbr. cons.,Cons.,const.,Const.（名词）缩写 cons.,Cons.,const.,Const.
A peace officer with less authority and smaller jurisdiction than a sheriff, empowered to serve writs and warrants and make arrests.
治安官：管辖权和管辖范围都小于县治安官的治安官，有权送达传票及逮捕（搜查）令并可以施行逮捕
A medieval officer of high rank, usually serving as military commander in the absence of a monarch.
统帅：中世纪时的高级官员，通常在君主不在的时候担任军事统帅
The governor of a royal castle.
总管：皇家城堡的总管
Chiefly British A police officer.
【多用于英国】 警官：警方官员

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French conestable
源自 古法语 conestable
from Late Latin comes stabulo [officer of the stable]
源自 后期拉丁语 comes stabulo [马厩的官员]
Latin comes [officer, companion] * see ei-
拉丁语 comes [官员，同伴] *参见 ei-
Latin stabulo [genitive of] stabulum [stable] * see st3-
拉丁语 stabulo [] stabulum的所有格 [马厩] *参见 st3-

【引伸】
con.stableship.
n.（名词）