generalship

名词 n.
/ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəlʃɪp/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The position or office of a general.
  2. The term of office of a military general.
    — George Washington's generalship was marked by both amazing victories and stunning blunders, neither of which would have happened to someone with more formal officer training.
  3. The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy.
    — General Polk stated, with all respect to General Bragg’s great abilities in the direction of organization and discipline, that he had been wanting in the higher elements of generalship in the conduct of the campaign; […]
  4. By extension, leadership, good management.
    — Under my generalship my fine troop of brats picked up every scrap of litter in that lot.

词形变化

generalships plural

词汇关系

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
Proto-Italic *genos
Latin genus, generis
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin generālisbor.
Anglo-Norman generalbor.
Middle French generalbor.

Latin generālisder.
Middle English general
English general
Proto-Germanic *skapjaną
Proto-Germanic *-skapiz
Proto-West Germanic *-skapi
Old English -sċiepe
Middle English -schipe
English -ship
English generalship
From general + -ship.
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