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单词 seaworthy
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seaworthyadj.

Brit. /ˈsiːˌwəːði/, U.S. /ˈsiˌwərði/
Etymology: < sea n. + worthy adj.
Of a ship: In a fit condition to undergo a voyage, and to encounter stormy weather.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > seaworthy or stable
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1807 Ellenborough in J. Campbell Cases Nisi Prius (1818) I. 2 The hull of the ship in this case was sufficient and sea-worthy.
1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto X iv. 55 My slight, trim, But still sea-worthy skiff.
1856 G. Grote Hist. Greece XII. ii. xcv. 376 Four hundred triremes in a seaworthy condition.
1864 Ld. Tennyson Enoch Arden in Enoch Arden, etc. 36 The vessel scarce sea-worthy.
1902 W. Gow in Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 528/2 In a voyage policy it is an implied warranty that at the commencement of the voyage the ship shall be seaworthy for the particular venture insured.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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