constable

n.
1.peace-officer,policeman 治安官，警察。
△Rom.1.4.40:“dun’s the mouse,the constable ’s own word.” (while the policeman is waiting to catch an offenderand afraid of alarming him by any noise,he would bidhis companions lying in wait keep quiet like mice.)“别动”，这是警察的口头语。(按：警察埋伏在暗处，准备抓犯罪者时，往往提醒同伴〈像耗子似的〉安静。)
2. the Constable of France,i. e. principal officer ofthe King’s household,commander-in-chief of the ar-my法国大元帅。
△H.V.2.4.0.s.d.: “Enter theFrench King,the Dauphin,the Dukes of Berri andBritaine,the Constable,and others.”法国国王、太子、贝利公爵、布列塔尼公爵及大元帅等上。
Constable of France: commander-in-chief of theFrench army法国军队总司令，法军元帅。
△H.V.DramatisPersonae.(见于《亨利五世》剧中人物表。)
Lord High Constable: principal officer in the royalhousehold宫廷警卫总管。
△H.VIII.2.1.102: “When Icame hither,I was Lord High Constable / And Dukeof Buckingham;now poor Edward Bohun.”(His fam-ily name was Stafford,but he inherited the title ofLord High Constable from the Bohuns through the fe-male line.)我来的时候还是宫廷警卫总监和白金汉公爵，现在不过是可怜的爱德华·布恩。

constable[ˈkʌnstəbl]

n.警察
‖ constable police警察
constable wick警察管辖区
constabulary adj.警察的，警官的n.保安队，警察