mid-13c., from Anglo-French mariner, Old French marinier "seaman, sailor" (12c.), from Medieval Latin marinarius "sailor," from Latin marinus "of the sea" (see marine). Earlier and long more common than sailor. A sailor also could be a brimgeist in Old English.
雙語例句
1. The figure of the Ancient Mariner has been variously interpreted.
對于《古舟子詠》中的人物,一直有著各種各樣的理解.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
平靜的大海決不能造就熟練的水手.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. A mariner must have his eye upon rocks and sands as well as upon the North Star.
海員不僅要盯著北極星,還要注意暗礁和險(xiǎn)灘.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Nothing further passed between the mariner and Hester Prynne.