seaman

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
    — But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea. […] Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.
  2. A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman. Navy,UK
  3. An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice. Navy,US
  4. A merman; the male of the mermaid.
    — , Book III not to mention what is confidently reported of mermaids, or sea-men

词形变化

seamen plural

词汇关系

衍生词
able-bodied seaman able seaman leading seaman master seaman merchant seaman ordinary seaman seamancraft seamanlike seamanly seaman recruit seamanship underseaman
相关词
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并列词
seawoman landman landsman

词源

From Middle English seeman, seman, from Old English sǣmann. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Seemon (“seaman, sailor”), West Frisian seeman (“seaman, sailor”), Dutch zeeman (“seaman, sailor”), German Low German Seemann (“seaman, sailor”), German Seemann (“seaman, sailor”), Swedish sjöman (“seaman, sailor”), Norwegian sjømann (“seaman, sailor”). Equivalent to sea + -man.
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