| 词汇 | fathom |
| 词源 | fathom. A fathom is now a nautical measure of six feet, but it was once defined by an act of Parliament as “the length of a man’s arms around the object of his affections.” The word derives from the Old English faethm, meaning “the embracing arms.” |
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