commander
commander — 名詞
- commandersingular
- commandersplural
1. a military officer who leads a group of armed forces personnel, especially durin
指揮官
指揮軍事單位的軍官；海軍中校階級
a military officer who leads a group of armed forces personnel, especially during combat or on a mission. In the navy it is also a specific rank for the officer who commands a ship.
The battalion commander ordered the soldiers to move to higher ground before the enemy arrived.
營指揮官命令士兵們在敵軍抵達前轉移到高地。
collocation: battalion commander
As commander of the fleet, Admiral Torres directed six ships through the narrow strait.
身為艦隊指揮官，Torres 上將率領六艘軍艦穿越狹窄的海峽。
preposition: commander of [group]
Commander Okafor ordered the navy engineers to fix the damaged bridge before the supply trucks crossed.
Okafor 中校命令海軍工兵在補給卡車通過前修理受損的橋樑。
verb pattern: ordered + [team] + to-infinitive
The squadron commander confirmed the attack plan with his officers before the mission.
中隊長在任務開始前與軍官們確認了攻擊計畫。
collocation: squadron commander
Commander Park ordered the crew to prepare the submarine for the long voyage.
Park 中校命令船員為長途航行做好潛艇的準備工作。
title form: Commander + [surname]
- battalion commander
- fleet commander
- squadron commander
- unit commander
- commander of the operation
- commander-in-chief
- officer
a broader term for any person holding a military commission, not specifically the person in charge of a unit or operation
- commanding officer (CO)
the formal, official title for the officer who has command authority over a military unit, ship, or base
- leader
a more general word that can apply outside the military as well
- captain
in a naval context, captain is the rank directly above commander; on a ship, the captain is the officer in command regardless of rank
- subordinate
a person under the command of a commander, such as a private, seaman, or junior officer
文法句型
the commander of + [group/operation]
Commander + [surname] as title
用法筆記
When used before a surname without an article (e.g., Commander Park), it functions as a title or form of address, similar to Captain or Colonel. As a specific naval rank, commander sits above lieutenant commander and below captain in most English-speaking navies.