aircraft carrier 航空母舰
China's first aircraft carrier was delivered and commissioned to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Tuesday, according to report by National Defense Ministry's official website. 据国防部官网报道,中国首艘航空母舰于周二正式交接进入中国人民解放军海军服役。 Aircraft carrier就是“航空母舰”,是一种可以实现飞机起降的warship(军舰),其角色相当于一个seagoing airbase(海上空军基地)。有了航母,naval force(海军)就可以在不依赖当地军事基地的情况下在世界范围内project air power(部署空中力量)。航空母舰分为fixed wing aircraft(固定翼航空母舰)和 rotary-wing aircraft(直升机航空母舰),以搭载不同起飞方式的飞机。 Commission在这里指“使服役”,多用be commissioned to来表示,如:The aircraft carrier was commissioned to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy. (航母进入中国人民解放军海军服役。)另外,这个词也可以表示“委托、委任”之意,如:The President commissioned the Prime Minister to pay a visit to the teacher’s house.(总统委托总理去那位老师家里看望他。) |