snorkel的词源

英文词源

snorkel (n.)

1944, "airshaft for submarines," from German Schnorchel, from German navy slang Schnorchel "nose, snout," related to schnarchen "to snore" (see snore (n.)). So called from its resemblance to a nose and its noise when in use. The anglicized spelling first recorded 1949. The meaning "curved tube used by a swimmer to breathe under water" is first recorded 1951.

中文词源

snorkel：通风井，通风管道，浮潜装备，浮潜

来自德国海军俚语 Schnorchel,潜水艇通风井，字面意思即鼻子，鼻孔，词源同 snore,打呼噜。 -el,小词后缀。因潜水艇通风井从外观和喷气的声音都与鼻孔有所类似而得名。后用于指浮 潜装备，浮潜运动，拼写也俗化为英式拼写 snorkel.

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