/'kæptɪnsɪ; `kæptənsɪ/ n
(a) [C, U] position of captain 船长、舰长、陆军上尉、海军上校或队长等的职位
*take over the captaincy 接任船长一职
* Captaincy suits him. 他适合当舰长.
(b) [C] period of being captain 船长、舰长、陆军上尉、海军上校或队长等的任期
*during her captaincy 在她担任舰长期间.
(c) [U] quality of a captain's actions 船长、舰长、陆军上尉、海军上校或队长等的能力
*showing fine captaincy 表现出任职船长的才干.

npluralcaptaincies [U and C]

the position of being captain of a team, or the period during which someone is captain