steamer
要点汽船
意味
- 汽船(steamship)
- (料理用)蒸し器,せいろう
例文
The steamer wound in and out among the islands.
船は島々の間を見えつ隠れつして縫うように進んで行った。
As luck would have it, a steamer passed by and they were saved.
運よく汽船が通りかかって彼らは救助された。
The steamer is now out of sight.
汽船は見えなくなった。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From steam + -er. The steamer duck or steamer (sense 6.2) is apparently named for its resemblance to a paddle steamer when swimming rapidly. The feces sense comically evokes the idea of steaming hot food and probably reflects that fresh feces sometimes give off visible water vapor in cold outdoor conditions such as those encountered by hunters, campers, and soldiers.