请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 pilotry
释义

pilotryn.

Brit. /ˈpʌɪlətri/, U.S. /ˈpaɪlətri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pilot n., -ry suffix.
Etymology: < pilot n. + -ry suffix. Compare earlier pilotage n., pilotism n., pilotship n., piloting n.
The office or function of pilot; the art or skill of piloting a vessel. Also figurative: guidance, leadership; control, mastery. Cf. pilotage n.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > pilotage
lodemanagec1405
petilodemanage1531
pilotage1577
pilotism1611
pilotship1612
piloting1663
pilotry1744
hovelling1880
mud pilotage1932
society > authority > control > [noun] > guidance
wissingc1000
rightingOE
guidance?1548
guide1568
guidementa1578
aim1597
chalking1613
sterning1638
light or leading1644
pilotry1842
1744 J. Harris Three Treat. Notes 278 As a Ship is the End of Ship-building, or Navigating the End of Pilotry.
a1762 Lady M. W. Montagu Ode Female Reign in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems (1763) I. 80 Britannia's vessel, which in Anna's reign, And prudent pilotry, enjoys The tempest which the world destroys.
1842 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 51 318 Under such skilful pilotry did I pass days and nights in the prosecution of my one great purpose.
1898 Argosy May 252 Bring all thy knowledge of pilotry and mariner's craft to the help of our lord the king.
1910 H. Belloc Verses 35 There is no Pilotry my soul relies on.
1996 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 20 Dec. 23 His mandolin pilotry is flawless on ‘Mule Skinner Blues’.
2004 Tennessean (Nexis) 3 Oct. 14 d Lindbergh's pioneering pilotry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1744
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 4:23:58