英语词汇careen的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

careen. Careening a ship means to ground her at high tide, and when the tide has receded to heel her over on her side. This is sometimes done with small vessels so their bottoms can be scraped, caulked, or otherwise repaired. The word is first re- corded in the late 16th century and derives from the French carene, “keel,” which comes from the Latin carina, “keel.” A ship is also said to careen when she inclines to one side or heels over when sailing on a wind. From this nautical expression comes our term for any leaning, swaying, or tipping to one side of something that is in motion, such as, “The car careened around the corner.”

词汇	careen
词源	careen. Careening a ship means to ground her at high tide, and when the tide has receded to heel her over on her side. This is sometimes done with small vessels so their bottoms can be scraped, caulked, or otherwise repaired. The word is first re- corded in the late 16th century and derives from the French carene, “keel,” which comes from the Latin carina, “keel.” A ship is also said to careen when she inclines to one side or heels over when sailing on a wind. From this nautical expression comes our term for any leaning, swaying, or tipping to one side of something that is in motion, such as, “The car careened around the corner.”
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