释义
n.
Brit. a police officer
〈英〉 警察;警官。
(亦作police constable)a police officer of the lowest rank
等级最低的警官。
the governor of a royal castle
(皇家城堡的)总管。
historical the highest-ranking official in a royal household
〈史〉 王室总管;宫廷最高长官。
John (1776—1837), English painter. Among his best-known works are early paintings like Flatford Mill (1817) and The Hay Wain (1821), inspired by the landscape of his native Suffolk.
康斯太布尔,约翰(1776—1837,英国画家;代表作有从其家乡萨克福郡的风景中获得灵感的早期画作《弗拉特福特磨坊》[1817] 和《干草车》[1821] )。
词源
"Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French conestable, from late Latin comes stabuli ‘count (head officer) of the stable'. Sense 1 dates from the mid 19th cent."