c. 1400, "steering apparatus of a ship;" mid-15c., "action of steering," from steer (v.) + -age. Meaning "part of a ship in front of the chief cabin" is from 1610s; originally in the rear of the ship where the steering apparatus was, it retained the name after the introduction of the deck wheel in early 18c.; hence meaning "section of a ship with the cheapest accommodations," first recorded 1804, later found in the front part of a ship.
雙語例句
1. The ship went with easy steerage.
這條船容易操舵.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
2. Passengers traveling in the steerage paid the lowest fares.
坐下等客艙的旅客付最低的票價.
來自辭典例句
3. But He , that hath the steerage of my course, direct my sail!
可是讓支配我的前途的上帝指導我的行動吧!
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. He was re - elected for his miraculous steerage of the country through an economic disaster.
他奇跡般地引導該國渡過了一場經(jīng)濟災難,因此再度當選.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. He is re - elected for his miraculous steerage of the country through an economic disaster.