stevedore: [18] A stevedore ‘docker’ is etymologically a ‘packer’ of cargo. The word was originally borrowed into American English from Spanish estivador, a derivative of estivar ‘stow cargo’. This was descended from Latin stīpāre ‘press, pack’ (source also of English constipation). => constipation, stiff
stevedore (n.)
1828, earlier stowadore (1788), from Spanish estibador "one who loads cargo, wool-packer," agent noun from estibar "to stow cargo," from Latin stipare "pack down, press" (see stiff (adj.)).
雙語例句
1. Stentorian snores came from the shadows - Chen Yueh - ngo's elder brother, a stevedore.
昏暗中有鼾聲如雷,那是陳月娥的當(dāng)碼頭工人的哥哥.
來自子夜部分
2. Shipment cannot execute within period owing stevedore shortage.
因裝卸工人不足,無法在限定時間內(nèi)裝船.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. Stevedore buyer'responsibility and account.
船上裝卸費用,須由買方負(fù)責(zé)并記帳.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. The'stevedoreStevedore Department has sent five gangs to unload the titanium dioxide.