officer

/ˈɒfɪsə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːfɪsər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈä-fə-sər ˈȯ-/ (ame, mw)

officer — 名詞

  • officersingular
  • officersplural

1. someone serving in the army, navy, or air force whose rank gives them the right

1.名詞B2
釋義

軍官；船副

軍隊或船上有指揮權的人員

someone serving in the army, navy, or air force whose rank gives them the right to give orders to lower-ranking soldiers or sailors; also used for senior crew members on a cargo ship or cruise liner.

例句

Captain Mendez was the youngest officer ever to lead a tank battalion.

曼德茲上尉是史上最年輕帶領戰車營的軍官。

title + officer naming a specific military rank

Naval officers stood at attention as the ambassador walked across the deck.

大使走過甲板時，海軍軍官們立正站好。

plural collocation: naval officers

同義詞
  • commander

    stresses the authority to lead a unit, not just rank

  • lieutenant

    a specific junior rank, not a general term

反義詞

用法筆記

Often appears with a rank or branch as a modifier (army officer, naval officer, junior officer, commanding officer). Distinguish from sense 3: a military officer outranks ordinary soldiers, while a police officer is simply any member of the force, regardless of rank.

常見錯誤

❌My uncle is an officer soldier in the navy.
✅My uncle is a naval officer.
💡don't pair 'officer' with 'soldier'; choose one term.

2. someone chosen or appointed to take charge of a particular area of work in a com

2.名詞B1
釋義

幹事；主管

在組織中負責特定職務的人

someone chosen or appointed to take charge of a particular area of work in a company, government department, club, or other group, often with a job title that ends in 'officer' (such as press officer or finance officer).

例句

Dr. Tanaka was elected officer of the regional medical association last spring.

今年春天田中醫師當選為地區醫學會的幹事。

elected + officer (society / association role)

The bank's new chief financial officer cut spending by twenty percent.

銀行新任的財務長把支出削減了百分之二十。

compound title: chief financial officer (CFO)

同義詞
  • official

    stresses formal authority, often in government

  • executive

    senior business role; usually higher than ordinary officer

  • administrator

    manages day-to-day work rather than holding a named office

反義詞
  • member

    an ordinary participant with no special role

用法筆記

Frequently forms compound job titles: chief executive officer, public relations officer, training officer, customs officer. Subject is typically an institution (a bank, a club, a charity) rather than the armed forces. Distinguish from sense 1, where the authority comes from a military rank rather than a job appointment.

常見錯誤

❌She is officer of the company.
✅She is an officer of the company.
💡countable noun; don't drop the article.

3. any man or woman whose job is to keep public order and arrest people who break t

3.名詞B1
釋義

警官；員警

維持治安的警察人員

any man or woman whose job is to keep public order and arrest people who break the law; also used on its own when speaking directly to such a person, as in 'Sorry, officer, what's wrong?'

例句

Two officers in dark uniforms knocked on Sofia's door at midnight.

兩位身穿深色制服的員警在午夜來敲蘇菲亞的門。

plural: officers used for police without 'police' before it

Officer Chen helped the lost child find her grandmother in the park.

陳警官在公園裡幫迷路的小女孩找到了奶奶。

title before name: Officer + surname

同義詞
  • cop

    informal, mostly American spoken English

  • constable

    British, lower-ranking police officer

  • patrolman

    older American term, dated outside news writing

反義詞
  • civilian

    any ordinary person without police or military authority

用法筆記

Often shortened from 'police officer'. Used as a polite form of address to any uniformed police, regardless of rank. Distinguish from sense 1: a police officer is not a military rank, even though both involve uniforms and authority.

常見錯誤

❌I called the officers and reported the theft.
✅I called the police and reported the theft.
💡when calling the service, say 'the police'; use 'officer(s)' for an individual person.

officer — 動詞