spinnaker的中文翻译

spinnaker

英 ['spɪnəkə] 美 ['spɪnəkɚ]

spinnaker 大三角帆

可能来自 Sphinx,误发音成 Spinx,第一艘类似三角帆船的名字。另有观点认为来自该船俗称

spinnaker: spinnaker: see sphinx
spinnaker (n.): "large triangular sail," 1866, either a derivative of spin in the sense of "go rapidly" or a corrupt pronunciation of Sphinx, which was the name of the first yacht known to carry this type of sail.