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jetsam是什么意思

  • 英式英标[\'dʒɛtsəm]
  • 美式音标[\'dʒets(ə)m]

n. 漂流到海岸的货物;投弃货物;[水运] 船舶遇险时投弃的货物

中文词源

jetsam 船上丢弃物

缩写自jettison,抛弃,丢弃,拼写受flotsam影响,引申词义船上丢弃物。

英文词源

jetsam (n.)
1560s, jottsome "act of throwing goods overboard to lighten a ship," alteration and contraction of Middle English jetteson, from Anglo-French getteson, Old French getaison "a throwing" (see jettison). Intermediate forms were jetson, jetsome; the form perhaps was deformed by influence of flotsam. From 1590s as "goods thrown overboard;" figurative use by 1861. For distinction of meaning, see flotsam.

实用例句

1. The beaches are wide and filled with interesting flotsam and jetsam .
海滩宽阔,到处是有趣的被冲上岸的零碎杂物。
来自《权威词典》
2. Sick and starving refugees are the flotsam and jetsam of war.
生病和饥饿的难民是遭战祸而流离失所的苦命人.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. You know the difference between flotsam and jetsam?
你知道流浪者和难民的不同之处 吗 ?
来自电影对白
4. Jetsam: Someone who could make all your dreams come true.
渍: 我们可以使你梦想成真.
来自互联网
5. After the storm, the sea was covered with flotsam and jetsam.
暴风雨后, 海上漂浮着遇难船只的残骸和货物.
来自互联网

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