单词 | commodore |
释义 | commodore, Water Navycom·mo·dore /ˈkɒmədɔː $ ˈkɑːmədɔːr/ noun [countableC] 1. PMNa high rank in the navy, or someone who has this rank 海军准将 2. TTWthe captain in charge of a group of ships that are carrying goods 商船队队长 Examples from the Corpus commodore• The following month he received a permanent commission in the Royal Air Force, soon afterwards being promoted air commodore.• The navy's 52 admirals and commodores outnumber serviceable ships by a ratio of six to one.• The commodore had made a virtually impossible decision.• The commodore, of course, was right. (1600-1700) Probably from Dutch commandeur “commander”, from French, from Old French comander; → COMMAND2 |
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