dunsel

发音

US /ˈdʌnsəl/
UK /ˈdʌnsəl/

词形变化

dunsels 复数 dunsels

别名

dunsail

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something (especially part of a vessel) that is useless, or superfluous or unnecessary.

    航海 交通
  2. 2.

    A captain of a vessel who has little or no practical use.

    航海 交通 引申义

相关短语

dunsel cap dunsel caps

词源

Possible coinage as a variation of English dunnage as dun + -sel with the suffix indicating singulative or diminutive. Earliest so-far documented use was in a Star Trek episode, "The Ultimate Computer". Was coined by a writer for the original "Star Trek" series (Episode name: The Ultimate Computer.").

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