c. 1400, sailer, agent noun from sail (v.). Spelling with -o- arose 16c., probably by influence of tailor, etc., and to distinguish the meaning "seaman, mariner" from "thing that sails." It replaced much older seaman and mariner (q.q.v.). Old English also had merefara "sailor." Applied as an adjective from 1870s to clothing styles and items based on a sailor's characteristic attire.
雙語例句
1. The sailor went through all the motions smartly.
這個水手機靈地走了走過場。
來自柯林斯例句
2. a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic
獨自橫渡大西洋的人
來自《權威詞典》
3. He went about in the disguise of a sailor.
他偽裝成海員到處流竄.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The old sailor reeled off one story after another.