starboard

• n. 右舷
• vt. 向右转舵
• vi. 向右转舵
• adj. 右舷的

来自古英语 steorbord,右舷，右侧，字面意思即驾驶侧，等同于 steer,驾驶，操纵，board,板， 边，侧。来自过去人坐在船后面右侧撑竿以控制船的方向，因大多数人习惯于用右手而设计。

starboard

starboard: [OE] Starboard is etymologically ‘steer-board’. The word originated as an Old English compound formed from stēor ‘paddle, rudder’ (a relative of the verb steer) and bord ‘board’. The early Germanic peoples propelled and steered their boats by means of a paddle on the right-hand side of the vessel – hence the use of starboard as the nautical equivalent of right.
=> steer

starboard (n.)

Old English steorbord, literally "steer-board, side on which a vessel was steered," from steor "rudder, steering paddle," from Proto-Germanic *steuro "a steering" (compare German Steuer), from PIE *steu-, secondary form of root *sta- "to stand" (see stet) + bord "ship's side" (see board (n.2)). Similar formation in Old Norse stjornborði, Low German stürbord, Dutch stuurboord, German Steuerbord.

Early Germanic peoples' boats were propelled and steered by a paddle on the right side. The opposite side of the ship sometimes in Germanic was the "back-board" (Old English bæcbord). French tribord (Old French estribord), Italian stribordo "starboard" are Germanic loan-words.

1. He detected a ship moving down the starboard side of the submarine.

他发现有一艘船正在潜艇的右侧航行。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I could see the fishing boat to starboard.

我能看到右侧的那艘渔船。

来自柯林斯例句

3. We were sailing on starboard tack.

我们正右舷抢风行驶.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The ship gave a lurch to starboard.

船的右舷突然侧倾.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The hull had suffered extensive damage to the starboard side.

船体右舷遭到重创。

来自辞典例句