coxswain: [15] A coxswain was originally a servant, or swain, whose job was to steer a ship’s boat, or cock (cock comes from Old French coque, which was probably a descendant via late Latin caudica ‘canoe’ of Latin caudex ‘tree trunk’, and swain is a borrowing from Old Norse sveinn ‘boy, servant’). The abbreviation cox seems to have developed in the 19th century.
early 14c., "officer in charge of a ship's boat and its crew," from cock "ship's boat" (from Old French coque "canoe") + swain "boy," from Old Norse sveinn "boy, servant" (see swain).
双语例句
1. The Coxswain Authority is especially, ironically evident in basketball.
具有讽刺意味的是,“舵手权威”在篮球中尤其明显.
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2. The gig was already lowered, and in it were four oarsmen and a coxswain.
小艇已经放到水上, 艇里有四个船夫和一个舵手.
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3. Rowing crews have two, four or eight members, with or without a coxswain.
赛艇运动的选手有2人 、 4人和8人;又分有舵手和无舵手两种.
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4. The wave tests the courage of the coxswain, while difficulties exams human's tolerance.
