dunsel

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdʌnsəl/    美 /ˈdʌnsəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something (especially part of a vessel) that is useless, or superfluous or unnecessary.
    — If I'm not part of the crew and earn my keep, then I'm a dunsel. And you'll not have a dunsel aboard long […]
  2. A captain of a vessel who has little or no practical use. broadly
    — McCoy: “Who the blazes is ‘Captain Dunsel’?” / Spock: “Dunsel, Doctor, is a term used by midshipmen at Starfleet Academy. It refers to a part which serves no useful purpose.”

词形变化

dunsels plural

词汇关系

相关词
dunsel cap

词源

Possible coinage as a variation of English dunnage as dun + -sel with the suffix indicating singulative or diminutive. Earliest so-far documented use was in a Star Trek episode, "The Ultimate Computer". Was coined by a writer for the original "Star Trek" series (Episode name: The Ultimate Computer.").
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