“steerless”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

steerless

释义

† ˈsteerless, a. Obs.
[OE. stéorléas: see steer n.² and -less.]
1. Not amenable to guidance or control, ungovernable, unrestrained.
c888ælfred Boeth. v. §3 Þa ðu wendest ðætte stiorlease men & recelease wæren ᵹesælie & wealdendas þisse worulde.c1175Lamb. Hom. 117 Gif þu uuel were iwend þe from uuele þi les þe ðu steorles losie on ende.
2. Without a rudder. lit. and fig.
c1374Chaucer Troylus i. 416 Al sterles with-Inne a bot am I.c1386― Man of Law's T. 341 In a ship all steerelees.1423Jas. I Kingis Q. 15 As the schip that sailith stereles Vpon the rok(kis) most to harmes hye.a1547Surrey Eccles. iii. 1 Like to the stereles boote that swerues with euery wynde.a1565in Q. Eliz. Boeth. App. 156 We men, with Fortunes waves are tosste and cast In steerles Shipp.a1639T. Carew Answ. Eleg. Lett. 62 A troope of deities came down to guide Our steerelesse barkes.

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