bowsprit的词源

英文词源

bowsprit (n.)

"large spar extending from the bow of a ship with one or more sails of its own," late 13c., probably from Middle Low German bochspret, from boch "bow of a ship" (see bow (n.2)) + spret "pole" (compare Old English spreot "pole," Dutch spriet "spear;" see sprit). French beaupre is a Dutch loan word.

中文词源

bowsprit：船头斜桁

bow, 船首。sprit, 斜桁。

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