1814 in the cookery sense, agent noun from steam (v.). From 1825 as "a vessel propelled by steam," hence steamer trunk (1885), one that carries the essentials for a voyage.
雙語例句
1. Joseph watched a shady-looking bunch playing cards aboard a Mississippi steamer.
約瑟夫看到一群可疑的人在密西西比河的一艘輪船上打牌。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Remove the vegetables from the steamer when they are three-quarters cooked.
將蔬菜蒸至大半熟后從蒸鍋里撈出。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The steamer calls at several ports along the way.
一路上，汽船在好幾個港口?？俊?/dd>
來自柯林斯例句
4. A small boat edged down upon the big steamer.
一只小艇緩緩駛近那艘大輪船.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. A steamer takes on a pilot before coming into a strange harbour.