brig的词源

英文词源

brig (n.)

"two-masted square-rigged vessel," 1720, colloquial shortening of brigantine (q.v.). Apparently such vessels being used for prison ships upon retirement from active duty led to extended meaning "a jail," first recorded 1852.

中文词源

brig：横帆双桅船，禁闭室

来自词根brig, 争斗，击打。原指一种战船，后因战船退役后用作禁闭室，可能就是现在孤岛监狱的前身。

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