英语词汇“ratline”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

rat·line also rat·lin

(rătlĭn)

1. Any of the small ropes fastened horizontally to the shrouds of a ship and forming a ladder for going aloft.

2. The material used for these ropes.

[Alteration (perhaps influenced by rat, with reference to ships' rats) of Middle English ratheling in ratheling line, thin cordage used for ratlines, from Middle English rathelen, to entwine + probably from alteration of Middle English raddle, stick, wattle, hurdle woven from wattle, perhaps from Anglo-Norman ridele, redele, rail on the side of a cart, probably of Germanic origin and akin to Middle High German reitel, reidel, toggle, turning handle, Old High German rīdan, to turn, wind; and Old English wrīthan, to writhe; see WRITHE.]

单词	ratline
释义	rat·line also rat·lin (rătlĭn) n. 1. Any of the small ropes fastened horizontally to the shrouds of a ship and forming a ladder for going aloft. 2. The material used for these ropes. [Alteration (perhaps influenced by rat, with reference to ships' rats) of Middle English ratheling in ratheling line, thin cordage used for ratlines, from Middle English rathelen, to entwine + probably from alteration of Middle English raddle, stick, wattle, hurdle woven from wattle, perhaps from Anglo-Norman ridele, redele, rail on the side of a cart, probably of Germanic origin and akin to Middle High German reitel, reidel, toggle, turning handle, Old High German rīdan, to turn, wind; and Old English wrīthan, to writhe; see WRITHE.]
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