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captain

/ˈkæptən/KK

kæp·tən

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名詞
高中
難度 2 個音節、3 個義項
可數名詞
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captains

1.
船長;機長
常用

負責指揮船隻或飛機,並對航行與乘客安全負有最高責任的人。

用法:作稱呼時常置於姓氏前,例如「Captain Chen」。若泛指職務,通常說「the captain」。

ship's captain
airline captain
captain of the plane
the captain announced
captain's orders

The captain checked the weather before the boat left.

船長在船離開前查看了天氣。

The captain told us that our flight to Taipei would leave thirty minutes late.

機長告訴我們,飛往台北的班機會晚三十分鐘起飛。

2.
隊長;領隊
極常用

被選出或指派帶領運動隊伍,並在比賽中代表隊伍的人。

用法:常用結構為「captain of+隊伍」或「隊伍+captain」。在美式英語中,「team captain」很常見。

captain of the basketball team
club captain
captain's armband
choose a captain
team captain

She was chosen as captain of the school basketball team this year.

她今年被選為學校籃球隊的隊長。

As team captain, he said kind words to everyone after the close game.

身為隊長,比賽結束後,他對每個人說了些鼓勵的話。

3.
上尉;隊長
常用
正式

軍隊、警察或消防等組織中的一種職級,或擔任指揮職務的人。

用法:作軍警消職稱時,可用於姓氏前,例如「Captain Lee」。在美國陸軍、空軍與海軍陸戰隊中,這是軍官階級;美國海軍的 captain 則是較高的軍階。

police captain
fire captain
Captain Lee
promote someone to captain
army captain

The police captain asked people not to go near the area while they looked into the problem.

警察隊長請大家在他們查清楚問題時,不要靠近那個地方。

Captain Huang spoke to students about fire safety at school.

Huang 隊長在學校向學生談論消防安全。

常見錯誤

He is captain of our team.

He is the captain of our team./He is our team captain.

She is a captain of the basketball team.

She is the captain of the basketball team./She is one of the captains of the basketball team.

The captain commanded us to fasten the seat belts.

The captain told us to fasten our seat belts./The captain instructed us to fasten our seat belts.

相關字詞
skipper 近義
pilot 易混淆
captaincy 同源詞
co-captain 同源詞
coach 易混淆
學習提示

・「captain」作船長、機長、隊長時都很常見;要靠上下文判斷意思。

・在運動情境中,「captain」通常是隊員,不等於教練。

・稱呼某位船長、軍官或警消主管時,可說「Captain+姓氏」;若不是正式職稱或頭銜,不要隨意這樣稱呼。

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