| 释义 |
lands·man
I. \ˈlan(d)zmən\ noun
(plural landsmen)
Etymology: land's (gen. of land) (I) + man
1. : a fellow countryman
2. : one who lives on the land; especially : one who knows little or nothing of the sea
3.
a. obsolete : a sailor on his first voyage
b. : a sailor who has had little experience and is rated below an ordinary seaman
II. \ˈläntsmən\ noun
(plural lands·leit \-tˌslīt\)
Etymology: Yiddish, compatriot, from Middle High German lantsman, alteration of lantman, from Old High German, from lant land + man — more at land, man
: a fellow Jew originally from the same town or section especially of eastern Europe
< friendly advice to a newly arrived landsman > |