| 释义 |
admiral/ˈædm(ə)r(ə)l/n. 1a the commander-in-chief of a country's navy (一国的)海军总司令 b a naval officer of high rank; the commander of a fleet or naval squadron 海军将军；舰队司令 c (作 Admiral) an admiral of the second grade 海军上将 2 a boldly patterned nymphalid butterfly (翅膀花纹明显的)花蝶，彩蝶 red admiral 红色花蝶; white admiral 白色花蝶 □ admiralship n.[Middle English via Old French a(d)mira(i)l etc. and medieval Latin a(d)miralis etc., from Arabic 'amīr ‘commander’ (cf. AMIR), associated with ADMIRABLE] |