| 单词 | sheriff |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ʃerif] |
| 解释 | n.警长，县治安官 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.县治安官(an important official of a shire or county charged primarily with judicial duties) 【考】 understudy : star / deputy : sheriff(替补演员和名角/代 理长官和长官) |
| 字源 | sheriff (n.) late Old English scirgerefa "representative of royal authority in a shire," from scir (see shire) + gerefa "chief, official, reeve" (see reeve). As an American county official, attested from 1660s; sheriff's sale first recorded 1798. Sheriff's tooth (late 14c.) was a common name for the annual tax levied to pay for the sheriff's victuals during court sessions. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. (主要负责司法事务的)治安官 【记】sheriff = stiff(adj 僵硬的), 治安官的特点是僵硬的. 【类】understudy: star = deputy: sheriff替补演员替补名角 = 代理长官替补长官 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】sheriff就是当地shire 郡的shepherd 牧羊人 |
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