英文中船长一词有时称为CAPTAIN(简写为CAPT.),有时又称为MASTER,但较多的机会中是用CAPT.称呼的。从我长期与英美人士接触中,体验到他们对这两个词的区别虽不十分明确,但并非没有区别。CATP.一词虽可译为船长,但一般是指某人的头衔而不一定是指其职务,例如王某某曾任某船船长,虽已卸职多 The term captain in English is sometimes referred to as CAPTAIN (short for CAPT.), Sometimes referred to as MASTER, but more often CAPT is used. From my long-term contacts with the Anglo-American people, I realized that although they are not quite sure about the differences between these two words, they are not without distinction. Although the term CATP can be translated as a captain, it generally refers to a person’s title and does not necessarily refer to his position. For example, Wang Moumou was a former captain of a ship,