transfrete

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cross a channel or narrow sea. dated
    — c. 1567, William Painter, "The Marchionisse of Monferrato", in The Palace of Pleasure, volume 2, page 181, Joseph Haselwood, editor, 1813 edition The marquesse then of Monferrato, a citye in Italy, beynge a gentleman of great prowesse and valiance, was appointed to transfrete the seas in a generall passage made by the Christians, wyth an huge armie and great furniture.

词形变化

transfretes present,singular,third-person transfreting participle,present transfreted participle,past transfreted past

词源

From Middle English [Term?], ultimately from Latin transfreto (“cross a strait or sea”), from trans (“across”) + fretum or fretus (“strait, channel”).
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