英语词汇gangplank的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	gangplank
词源	gangplank; gangboard; gangway. Whether it’s called a gang- plank or gangboard, the plank connecting a ship to land takes its name from the Old English gang, a way of passage, because it was a way of going on or off a ship. In time, gangway became a synonym.
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