ketch的词源

英文词源

ketch (n.)

kind of small sailing vessel, 1650s, earlier catch (mid-15c.), cache (late 14c.), probably from Middle English cacchen "to capture, ensnare, chase" (see catch (v.)). Compare the sense development in yacht.

中文词源

ketch：双桅帆船

可能来自catch,抓住，抓捕。比喻用法，用于形容这种船快或用于追捕。比较yacht.

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