sheriff
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 郡治安官，县治安官
构词拆分
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 shirreve
- 继承自 ←古英语 sċīrġerēfa
词源说明
Inherited from Middle English shirreve, in turn inherited from Old English sċīrġerēfa, corresponding to shire + reeve. There is no etymological connection to sharif (Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf)), an Arabic title of honour with cognates in other languages, including Persian, Punjabi, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Turkish, Spanish
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (UK, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
- (Scotland) A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
- (US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.