英语词汇brightwork的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	brightwork
词源	brightwork. Metal fixtures of a ship that are kept bright by hand polishing are called brightwork. The term is an Ameri- canism, first recorded in 1841, but probably older.
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