| 单词 | admiral |
| 释义 | admiral(ˈædmərəl) noun 1. the supreme commander of a fleet or navy 2. Also called: admiral of the fleet, fleet admiral a naval officer of the highest rank, equivalent to general of the army or field marshal 3. a senior naval officer entitled to fly his or her own flag See also rear admiral, vice admiral 4. mainly British the master of a fishing fleet 5. any of various nymphalid butterflies, esp the red admiral or white admiral Derived forms admiralship (ˈadmiralˌship) noun Word origin C13: amyral, from Old French amiral emir, and from Medieval Latin admīrālis (the spelling with d probably influenced by admīrābilis admirable); both from Arabic amīr emir, commander, esp in the phrase amīr-al commander of, as in amīr-al-bahr commander of the sea |
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