Commodore

['kɒmədɔː] or ['kɑmə'dɔr]

解释:

(noun.) a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral.

欧内斯特整理--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army.

(n.) A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral.

(n.) A title given by courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club.

(n.) A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet.

编辑:思朋斯

解释:

n. in the royal navy a rank intermediate between an admiral and a captain: the leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen: the president of a yacht-club also his vessel at a regatta.

编辑:威拉