commander
/kəˈmɑːndə(r)/noun
1
- a person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation指挥官, 司令员：
the commander of a paratroop regiment.
伞兵团团长。
1.1
- a rank of naval officer, above lieutenant commander and below captain海军中校。
1.2
- an officer in charge of a Metropolitan Police district in London（伦敦首都警察厅所辖分区的）警察队长, 警察分局长。
2
- a member of a higher class in some orders of knighthood高级骑士（或爵士）。参见KNIGHT COMMANDER.
派生词
commandership
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French comandeor, from late Latin commandare 'to command' （see COMMAND）.