sailor是sailer的旧拼写,现在已不用。在英汉翻译中,准确区分"sailer"和"sailor"这两个形近词至关重要。以下是专业辨析:
1. 词义差异:
- Sailer(/'se?l?r/):专指"帆船",强调船舶的航行性能
例:This is a fast sailer.(这是艘快帆船)
- Sailor(/'se?l?r/):指"水手、海员",强调人的职业身份
例:The sailor is navigating the ship.(水手正在驾驶船只)
2. 词性特征:
- Sailer为具体名词,仅指船舶实体
- Sailor既可指具体海员(可数),也可泛指水手职业(不可数) ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
A ship or other vessel; - with qualifying words descriptive of speed or manner of sailing; as, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer.
One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.
A ship or other vessel; - with qualifying words descriptive of speed or manner of sailing; as, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer.
One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.