1630s, "district under a constable," from Medieval Latin constabularia, from constabulus, Latinized form of Old French conestable (see constable). Meaning "organized body of constables" is from 1837. Earlier (mid-15c.) as an adjective, "pertaining to a constable."
雙語例句
1. It seemed that you had joined the constabulary.
看來你已經(jīng)加入警察部隊了。
來自辭典例句
2. By the time the town constabulary had been roused, Feliks had melted away.
等鎮(zhèn)上的警察動員起來, 費利克斯已經(jīng)無影無蹤了.
來自辭典例句
3. " The Jamaican Constabulary Force remains the primary investigating force. "
聲明寫道: “ 牙買加警方會繼續(xù)把此案作為主要偵辦案件. ”
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Your task is constabulary smile from road of car window introversion.