police

Compared meaning: the official law-enforcement force (noun).

比较义项：警察（力量、机构）（名词）。

• police 本词

  The plain, everyday, neutral word for the law-enforcement body; used constantly in speech and writing, in any context, informal or formal.

  这是最普通、最中性的日常用词，指负责执法的机构；无论口语还是书面语、正式还是非正式场合都常用。

  She called the police as soon as she noticed the broken window.

  她一注意到破窗就立刻报了警。

• constabulary

  A formal, somewhat old-fashioned or official term, mainly British, often naming a specific regional force; rare in everyday speech.

  这是一个正式、略带旧式色彩的说法，主要用于英式英语，常用来指某个特定地区的警察部队；日常口语中很少使用。

  The Yorkshire constabulary issued a statement about the ongoing investigation.

  约克郡警察部队就正在进行的调查发表了一份声明。

Both words name the official body that enforces the law. Police is the plain, everyday, neutral word, used constantly in any context. Constabulary is a formal, somewhat old-fashioned word, mainly British, often naming one region's specific police force; it is rare in everyday speech.

这两个词都指负责维护治安的官方机构，但 constabulary 是较正式、较书面的说法，常指某一地区（尤其英国乡村地区）的警察部队；police 是最常用、最中性的日常用词，几乎所有语境都可以使用。