metropolitan police

基本解释

“THE police are the public and the public are the police, ” said Sir Robert Peel, founder of London’s Metropolitan Police, almost two centuries ago.
伦敦警察厅创始人罗伯特•皮尔爵士在近两个世纪前这样说过：“警察即民众，民众即警察”。
British tradition dictates the Metropolitan police commissioner, in common with chief constables elsewhere in the country, has "operational independence".
英国的传统规定，大城市的警察局长和其他地方的郡警察局长一样“独立运作”。
The Metropolitan police later revealed it had considered switching off social networks during the disorder in London, but had decided not to on legal advice.
大都会警方之后透露，警方已考虑在伦敦混乱期间断开社交网络，但最终在法律建议下决定不这样做。