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NAUTICA JEANS COMPANY(NJC)是美国著名品牌NAUTICA的休闲牛仔系列。NAUTICA源自拉丁文“Nauticus”的航海名称,是海洋和休闲生活方式的代名词,代表着富于自然色彩的海洋生活。NAUTICA品牌完美结合了产品的时尚元素与实用性,沿袭一贯的美式经典,赋予现代时尚的演绎。
【根】nau,nav=ship(船)
navy
the part of a country's armed forces that fights at sea, and the ships that it uses
n. 海军
naval
Of or relating to ships or shipping. See Synonyms at nautical.
Of or relating to a navy.
Having a navy
adj. 海军的;军舰的
例句:
He is a retired naval officer.
他是一位退役的海军军官。
navigate ig-ag
To plan, record, and control the course and position of (a ship or aircraft).
To follow a planned course on, across, or through: navigate a stream.
To control the course of a ship or aircraft.
To voyage over water in a boat or ship; sail.
To make one's way: navigated with difficulty through the crowd.
vt. 驾驶,操纵;使通过;航行于
vi. 航行,航空
例句:
She is the first woman who navigates a sail crossing the English Channel.
她是迄今为止驾船横渡英吉利海峡的第一位女性。
We navigated along the Danube.
我们乘船游览多瑙河。
navigation
n. 航行;航海
navigable
Sufficiently deep or wide to provide passage for vessels: navigable waters; a navigable river.
That can be steered. Used of boats, ships, or aircraft.
adj. 可航行的;可驾驶的;适于航行的
circumnavigate circumstance
To proceed completely around: circumnavigating the earth.
To go around; circumvent
vt. 环航;绕过,绕…而行
例句:
He circumnavigated the globe with his family.
他与全家人一起环航世界。
They circumnavigated the danger zone and speeded along.
他们绕过危险地带疾驶而去。
词源小故事
Gymnastics 体操
字面含义是“裸体运动”,它是从希腊语gymnazo(裸体训练)来的,gymno即“裸体”的意思,在古希腊,体操运动常是裸体进行的。曾有一个时期,著名的奥林匹克径赛是裸体跑的,当时的希腊人认为裸体运动有益于身体健康。毛泽东青年时代所著的《体育之研究》中也主张裸体锻炼。
Gymnasium(体育馆,健身房,简写作gym)和这个词同出一源,是表演gymnastics的地方。