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Cruiser/ cabin cruiser是可住宿游艇,尺寸要小得多
查词典Cruiser,作为轮(船)有两义:1、a high-speed, long-range warship of medium displacement, armed with medium calibre weapons or missiles巡洋舰;2、Also called: cabin cruiser a pleasure boat, esp one that is power-driven and has a cabin可住宿游艇。
详细文字和图片可查:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_cruiser
其字源是:1670s, agent noun from Cruise, or, probably, borrowed from similar words in neighboring languages (e.g. Du. kruiser, Fr. croiseur), originally a warship built to cruise and protect commerce or chase hostile ships (but in 18c. often applied to privateers)
Cruise没这个意思。
passenger liner(客轮、游轮)为什么开始译为邮轮?
英国早期的蒸汽轮船/客船(Steam-ship or Steamer,passenger liner)很多与Royal Mail公司有合同,运载游客的同时,运送邮件,因此轮船冠名时前面用RMS,即Royal Mail Ship(皇家邮轮/船)。见:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mail_Ship
20世纪初由英国白星航运公司制造的一艘豪华客轮——泰坦尼克号(Titanic),就是当时世界上最大的豪华客轮。其名称也称为RMS Titanic。见:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic
现在一般都不译“邮轮”,译为“游轮/客轮”。
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