mid-13c., from Anglo-French mariner, Old French marinier "seaman, sailor" (12c.), from Medieval Latin marinarius "sailor," from Latin marinus "of the sea" (see marine). Earlier and long more common than sailor. A sailor also could be a brimgeist in Old English.
实用例句
1. The figure of the Ancient Mariner has been variously interpreted.
对于《古舟子咏》中的人物,一直有着各种各样的理解.
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2. A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
平静的大海决不能造就熟练的水手.
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3. A mariner must have his eye upon rocks and sands as well as upon the North Star.
海员不仅要盯着北极星,还要注意暗礁和险滩.
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4. Nothing further passed between the mariner and Hester Prynne.
