jetsam的词源

英文词源

jetsam (n.)

1560s, jottsome "act of throwing goods overboard to lighten a ship," alteration and contraction of Middle English jetteson, from Anglo-French getteson, Old French getaison "a throwing" (see jettison). Intermediate forms were jetson, jetsome; the form perhaps was deformed by influence of flotsam. From 1590s as "goods thrown overboard;" figurative use by 1861. For distinction of meaning, see flotsam.

中文词源

jetsam：船上丢弃物

缩写自jettison,抛弃，丢弃，拼写受flotsam影响，引申词义船上丢弃物。

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