admiral

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈædməɹəl/|/ˈædmɹəl/|/ˈædməɹl/    美 /ˈædməɹəl/|/ˈædmɹəl/|/ˈædməɹl/|/ˈædməɹəl/|/ˈædmɚəl/|[æd.mɹəl]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The commander of a naval squadron or fleet, regardless of formal rank. informal
  2. The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title.
  3. A high rank in the British and American Navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc.
    — ... from my experience in Ours as well as from my former intimacy with many Officers of Note in the British Navy, I am convinced that the Parity of Rank between Sea & land or Marine Officers, is of more consequence to the harmony of the Service, than hath generally been imagined. — in the British Establishment — an Admiral ranks with a Genl a Vice Admiral with a Lieut Genl a Rear Admiral with a Major Genl a Commodore with a Brigadier Genl — a Captain with a Colonel, a master & Commander with a Lieut Colnel — a Lieut. Commanding with a Major, and a Lieutenant in the Navy Ranks with a Captain of Horse, Foot or Marines. — I propose not our Enemies as an Example for our Genl imitation — Yet as their Navy is the best regulated of any in the World, we must in Some degree imitate them and Aim at such further improvement as may one day make ours Vie with and Exceed theirs.
  4. The commander of a fishing or merchant fleet, particularly (historical, Canada) a captain granted special privileges in exchange for bringing the first ship of a given fishing season to certain harbors in Newfoundland.
  5. Any of several species of nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska, Limenitis and Vanessa.
  6. The shell of the Conus ammiralis; the cone shells of various other species displaying similarly intricate banding.
  7. Synonym of flagship: an admiral's ship in a fleet, the command or largest ship in a naval or commercial fleet. historical
  8. Synonym of emir, a Muslim commander or prince. historical,uncommon
    — The Saracen admiral, Balán... held court in the Castillo de Aguas Muertas...
  9. Any of several varieties of pear, the trees which produce them. obsolete

词形变化

admirals plural Admiral alternative Adm. alternative Adm alternative adml. alternative ADM alternative admyralle alternative amyrall alternative admarall alternative admerell alternative admerolle alternative admirell alternative admyrell alternative amerall alternative ammyrall alternative amral alternative amrell alternative amrelle alternative admirail alternative admiralle alternative admyral alternative admyrall alternative amiral alternative amirall alternative ammiral alternative admeral alternative admerall alternative ammirall alternative admirant alternative amrall alternative ammirant alternative admirall alternative admirante alternative admirel alternative

词汇关系

下位词
Admiral of the Fleet Admiral of the Navy commodore admiral counter admiral counter-admiral fleet admiral full admiral general admiral general-admiral grand admiral lieutenant admiral lieutenant-admiral Lord High Admiral rear admiral rear-admiral sub-admiral vice admiral vice-admiral
衍生词
admiral butterfly admiral cone admiralcy admiraless admiral-in-chief admiral of the blue admiral of the fleet Admiral of the Navy admiral of the red admiral of the sea admiral of the Swiss Navy admiral of the white admiral pear admiral sauce admiral shell admiral ship admiralship admiralty blue admiral brown admiral commodore admiral Dutch admiral fishing admiral fleet admiral full admiral general admiral grand admiral High Admiral Kentucky Admiral lieutenant admiral Lord High Admiral Lorquin's admiral port admiral rear admiral red admiral ride admiral scarlet admiral squadron admiral sub-admiral tap the admiral under-admiral vice admiral white admiral yellow admiral

词源

From Middle English admiral etc., from Anglo-Norman and Old French admiral etc., from Medieval Latin admiralis, admirallus, and admiralius, from irregular modification of amiralis etc. under the influence of the prefix ad- and particularly admiror (“to admire, respect”), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”). The ending is frequently but mistakenly folk etymologized to derive from the article ال (al-), particularly in Arabic أَمِير اَلبَحْر (ʔamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the sea”), first attested as a Fatimid office, or in Arabic أَمِير الْمُؤْمِنِين (ʔamīr al-muʔminīn, “Commander of the Believers, caliph”). It seems instead to have been borrowed from modification of only the first term in Arabic أَمِير الْأُمَرَاء (ʔamīr al-ʔumarāʔ, “emir of emirs, commander-in-chief”) as used as a title for important commanders in Norman Sicily in the mid-12th century. First attested as an English rank in reference to Gervase Alard of Winchelsea as "admiral of the fleet of the Cinque Ports". Doublet of emir, amir, Amir, and amira.
Etymology tree
Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr)
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Medieval Latin -ālis
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Latin admīrorinflu.
Medieval Latin admirālisder.
Old French admiralder.
Middle English admiral
English admiral
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