castaway的词源

英文词源

castaway (n.)

late 15c., "one who is rejected," from the verbal phrase (c. 1300, literal and figurative), from cast (v.) + away (adv.). Specific sense "one adrift at sea" is from 1799. The adjective is first recorded 1540s.

中文词源

castaway：荒岛求生者

来自cast和away的组合词，即被遗弃的，特指被流落荒岛的人，参照电影《荒岛求生》。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：castaway 词源，castaway 含义。