steerage的词源

英文词源

steerage (n.): 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.

steer,驾驶，-age,名词后缀。用于指旧时客轮的统舱，大舱，即驾驶舱。

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