pan-pan

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A radio call indicating a minor emergency requiring some assistance, or priority in handling, but not endangering the safety of the vessel or those aboard. uncountable
    — It should be a relatively simple matter (particularly on a modern yacht) to teach almost anyone to heave-to, take the position from an electronic navigator, then make a PAN-PAN call on the radio (see below).
  2. A Japanese prostitute who catered to American GIs in post-WWII occupied Japan. historical
    — In his recent overview of occupied Japan, John Dower poignantly describes the "pan-pan girls" who offended conservatives with their willingness to trade sexual favors for the Americans' gifts and money.

词形变化

pan pan alternative panpan alternative Pan Pan alternative Pan-Pan alternative PAN-PAN alternative

词源

词源 1
From French panne (“breakdown”), reduplicated.
词源 2
From Japanese パンパン (panpan), an ellipsis of パンパンガール (panpangāru).
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