英['ædmərəl]美['ædmərəl]
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词源词根法
英语单词Admiral一词源自阿拉伯语amir。amir是某些穆斯林国家的酋长、王公、统帅的称号。这个词本身在17世纪已被直接借人英语，汉语音译为“埃米尔”。12世纪之前，阿拉伯人就把海上船队的头领叫作amir-al-bahr，这个词组中的al是阿拉伯语的定冠词，相当于英语的the；bahr=sea（海洋）。所以这个词组的意思就是海上船队的首领。这个词组流传至欧洲后，最早被简写为amiral。后来，受到单词admirable（令人敬佩的）的英雄，拼写方式逐渐变成了admiral，用来表示海军中一支舰队的最高指挥官，即舰队司令。
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双解例句
noun(名词)
小知识
An admiral is the commander of a fleet. In the navy, admiral is one of the highest ranks.
The military is full of rankings, such as captain, private, major, and corporal. Another is admiral, a ranking specific to the navy. While a captain is in charge of one ship, an admiral leads more than one ship: a bunch of ships, which are called a fleet. There are also a few different types of admirals, such as full admiral and vice admiral. Similarly, Battlestar Galactica’s Commander Adama becomes Admiral Adama as a result of leading more than one ship.