英语词汇floater的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	floater
词源	floater. In medical slang a floater can refer to a corpse found floating in water. It is also a speck, dot, or string that seems to be floating across the eye just outside the line of vision that is caused by cell fragments in the vitreous humor registering on the retina. In recent slang a floater can mean an employee of a firm who “floats” from department to department.
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