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Argonaut的意思

Argonaut

英 ['ɑg()nt] 美
  • n. 阿尔戈号的船员

Argonaut

英文词源


Argonaut (n.)
"sailor of the Argo," 1580s (implied in argonautic), from Argo + Greek nautes "sailor" (see naval). Adventurers in the California Gold Rush of 1848 were called argonauts (because they sought the golden fleece) by those who stayed home.