The Admiralty was the British government office that ran the navy: the ships, the sailors, and the war at sea. For a long time, if Britain needed a fleet, this was the department that decided.

The Admiraltythe Admiralty這個機關 was the British government office that ran the navy是英國負責管理海軍的政府機關：the ships, the sailors, and the war at sea包括船艦、水手，以及海上的戰爭。For a long time有很長一段時間，if Britain needed a fleet如果英國需要艦隊，this was the department that decided就是由這個部門決定的。

An admiral is a person — a high navy officer. The Admiralty is the office around those officers, not the person.

An admiraladmiral is a person是一個人 — a high navy officer也就是一位高階海軍軍官。The Admiraltythe Admiralty is the office around those officers指的是圍繞這些軍官的機關，not the person不是指人。

The word is British and rather formal. You meet it in history, in talk about the Royal Navy, and in older books.

The word is British and rather formal這個字是英式用法，而且相當正式。You meet it你會遇到它 in history在歷史裡，in talk about the Royal Navy在談論英國皇家海軍時，and in older books以及比較舊的書裡。

Britain later folded that old office into a larger defence ministry, but people still say “the Admiralty” for that naval government.

Britain later folded that old office into a larger defence ministry英國後來把這個舊機關併入了更大的國防部，but people still say 'the Admiralty' for that naval government但大家還是會用「the Admiralty」稱呼那個海軍政府機關。

Though actually, if you know Hong Kong, Admiralty is also a place name: it comes from the old British naval base there, so the same navy-office word became a district on the map. Singapore has a similar story around the old base at Sembawang.

Though actually, if you know Hong Kong不過如果你知道香港，Admiralty is also a place nameAdmiralty也是一個地名（香港的「金鐘」）：it comes from the old British naval base there來自當地舊時的英國海軍基地，so the same navy-office word became a district on the map所以這個原本指海軍機關的字變成了地圖上的一個區。Singapore has a similar story around the old base at Sembawang新加坡在Sembawang舊基地那邊也有類似的故事。

It has nothing to do with admire or admirable; those come from a different root.

It has nothing to do with admire or admirable它跟admire或admirable沒有關係；those come from a different root那些字是來自不同的字根。