c. 1400, "steering apparatus of a ship;" mid-15c., "action of steering," from steer (v.) + -age. Meaning "part of a ship in front of the chief cabin" is from 1610s; originally in the rear of the ship where the steering apparatus was, it retained the name after the introduction of the deck wheel in early 18c.; hence meaning "section of a ship with the cheapest accommodations," first recorded 1804, later found in the front part of a ship.
实用例句
1. The ship went with easy steerage.
这条船容易操舵.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2. Passengers traveling in the steerage paid the lowest fares.
坐下等客舱的旅客付最低的票价.
来自辞典例句
3. But He , that hath the steerage of my course, direct my sail!
可是让支配我的前途的上帝指导我的行动吧!
来自互联网
4. He was re - elected for his miraculous steerage of the country through an economic disaster.
他奇迹般地引导该国渡过了一场经济灾难,因此再度当选.
来自互联网
5. He is re - elected for his miraculous steerage of the country through an economic disaster.
