| 释义 |
yachtsman|ˈjɒtsmən|
Pl. -men.
[f. gen. of yacht n. + man n.1]
A man who owns, manages, or sails in a yacht; a man addicted to yachting.
1862Lond. Rev. 16 Aug. 138 It..requires a combination of those attributes which distinguish the modern Briton to make a great racing-man or a genuine yachtsman. 1868Trollope's Brit. Sports 219 Nine out of ten yachtsmen build or buy their vessels in the dark.
Hence ˈyachtsmanship, the practice or skill of a yachtsman.
1862Vanderdecken (title) The Yacht Sailor; a treatise on Practical Yachtsmanship. 1886St. James's Gaz. 8 Sept. 4/2 The partisans of English yachtsmanship.
So yachtswoman |ˈjɒtswʊmən|.
1888Athenæum 1 Sept. 294/1 The Sea-Eagle..is much exposed to the attacks of marauding yachtsmen and yachtswomen. 1906Daily Tel. 29 Jan. 9/6 A well-known American yachtswoman. |
