c. 1400, sailer, agent noun from sail (v.). Spelling with -o- arose 16c., probably by influence of tailor, etc., and to distinguish the meaning "seaman, mariner" from "thing that sails." It replaced much older seaman and mariner (q.q.v.). Old English also had merefara "sailor." Applied as an adjective from 1870s to clothing styles and items based on a sailor's characteristic attire.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The sailor went through all the motions smartly.
這個(gè)水手機(jī)靈地走了走過(guò)場(chǎng)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic
獨(dú)自橫渡大西洋的人
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. He went about in the disguise of a sailor.
他偽裝成海員到處流竄.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. The old sailor reeled off one story after another.