spelunker

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who explores caves; one who spelunks. Canada,US
    — I took to fishing, on mountain brooks and lakes, and finally I was inveigled into becoming a spelunker. A spelunker is a human worm who crawls into caves ("splunca" is Latin for cave) and explores them.
  2. An amateur or inadequately prepared caver. derogatory
    — I am officially a spelunker – but not yet a caver. The dictionary definition of spelunking is “exploring caves for sport.” Serious enthusiasts shun the term, however. They are cavers. A spelunker is an inexperienced amateur. On this dry and balmy mid-November Saturday, our group contains three spelunkers and two cavers.

词形变化

spelunkers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
spelunk spelunking

词源

From then-obsolete spelunk (noun) + -er. Coined by New England cave explorer Roger Charles Johnson in the 1930s.
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