spinnaker

英 ['spɪnəkə] 美 ['spɪnəkɚ]
  • n. 大三角帆
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spinnaker 大三角帆

可能来自 Sphinx,误发音成 Spinx,第一艘类似三角帆船的名字。另有观点认为来自该船俗称

spinnaker
spinnaker: see sphinx
spinnaker (n.)
"large triangular sail," 1866, either a derivative of spin in the sense of "go rapidly" or a corrupt pronunciation of Sphinx, which was the name of the first yacht known to carry this type of sail.