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单词 flotsam
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
flot•sam /ˈflɑtsəm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsthe part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water. Compare jetsam.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
flot•sam  (flotsəm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsthe part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water. Cf. jetsam, lagan.
  2. Nautical, Naval Termsmaterial or refuse floating on water.
  3. useless or unimportant items;
    odds and ends.
  4. a vagrant, penniless population:the flotsam of the city slums in medieval Europe.Also called flotsam and jetsam (for defs. 3, 4).
  • Old English flotian
  • Anglo-French floteson, derivative of floter to float
  • 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
flotsam /ˈflɒtsəm/ n
  1. wreckage from a ship found floating
    Compare jetsam
  2. useless or discarded objects; odds and ends (esp in the phrase flotsam and jetsam)
  3. vagrants
Etymology: 16th Century: from Anglo-French floteson, from floter to float
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