foremast (n.)
“也称 fore-mast,是船只上第一个真正的桅杆,或是主桅杆前面的桅杆,始见于1580年代,源自 fore- 和 mast(n.1)。”
最早记录年份: 1580s
foremast 的相关词汇
fore-
中古英语 for-, fore-,源自古英语 fore-,常用 for- 或 foran-,来自 fore(副词和介词),在古英语中像其他日耳曼语言一样用作前缀,表示“在时间、等级、位置等方面之前”,或指代前部或最早的时间。
mast (n.1)
“船上的长杆,下端固定在龙骨上,用于支撑桅杆、帆和整个索具”,古英语 mæst,源自原始日耳曼语 *mastaz(源头还包括古诺尔斯语 mastr,中古荷兰语 maste,荷兰语、丹麦语 mast,德语 Mast),源自原始印欧语 *mazdo- “一根杆子,棒子”(源头还包括拉丁语 malus “杆子”,古爱尔兰语 matan “棍子”,爱尔兰语 maide “一根棍子”,古教会斯拉夫语 mostu “桥”)。
旧船的单根桅杆是军官区和船员区的分界线,因此在戴纳的书名等中称为 before the mast,意为“担任普通水手”。
In all large vessels the masts are composed of several lengths, called lower mast, topmast, and topgallantmast. The royalmast is now made in one piece with the topgallantmast. A mast consisting of a single length is called a pole-mast. In a full-rigged ship with three masts, each of three pieces, the masts are distinguished as the foremast, the mainmast, and the mizzenmast; and the pieces as the foremast (proper), foretopmast, foretopgallantmast, etc. In vessels with two masts, they are called the foremast and mainmast; in vessels with four masts, the aftermast is called the spanker-mast or jigger-mast. [Century Dictionary, 1895]
在所有大型船只中,桅杆由几个长度组成,称为 lower mast 、topmast 和 topgallantmast。现在的皇家桅杆与顶樯桅杆是一体的。由一根长度组成的桅杆称为 pole-mast。在一个三桅全帆船中,每个桅杆由三个部分组成,分别称为 foremast 、mainmast 和 mizzenmast; 每个部分称为 foremast(正常)、foretopmast 、foretopgallantmast 等。在两桅船中,它们被称为 foremast 和 mainmast; 在四桅船中,后桅被称为 spanker-mast 或 jigger-mast。[世纪词典,1895]