名詞 constable:

1. a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
2. English landscape painter (1776-1837)
   同義詞：John Constable
3. a police officer of the lowest rank
   同義詞：police constable

1. Constable was a great English artist.
   康斯太布爾是偉大的英國畫家。
2. The constable stop the car and arrest the driver.
   警官使車停住并將司機(jī)扣留。
3. The district under the jurisdiction of a constable.
   治安官管轄區(qū)受一名治安官管轄的地區(qū)
4. The girl standing at the street corner is a constable.
   站在街角的那個(gè)女孩是一名警察。

con.sta.ble

n.Abbr. cons.,Cons.,const.,Const.（名詞）縮寫 cons.,Cons.,const.,Const.
A peace officer with less authority and smaller jurisdiction than a sheriff, empowered to serve writs and warrants and make arrests.
治安官：管轄權(quán)和管轄范圍都小于縣治安官的治安官，有權(quán)送達(dá)傳票及逮捕（搜查）令并可以施行逮捕
A medieval officer of high rank, usually serving as military commander in the absence of a monarch.
統(tǒng)帥：中世紀(jì)時(shí)的高級(jí)官員，通常在君主不在的時(shí)候擔(dān)任軍事統(tǒng)帥
The governor of a royal castle.
總管：皇家城堡的總管
Chiefly British A police officer.
【多用于英國】 警官：警方官員

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French conestable
源自 古法語 conestable
from Late Latin comes stabulo [officer of the stable]
源自 后期拉丁語 comes stabulo [馬廄的官員]
Latin comes [officer, companion] * see ei-
拉丁語 comes [官員，同伴] *參見 ei-
Latin stabulo [genitive of] stabulum [stable] * see st3-
拉丁語 stabulo [] stabulum的所有格 [馬廄] *參見 st3-

【引伸】
con.stableship.
n.（名詞）