c. 1600, from Anglo-French floteson, from Old French flotaison "a floating" (Modern French flottaison), from floter "to float, set afloat" (of Germanic origin; see flotilla) + -aison, from Latin -ation(em). Spelled flotsen in English till mid-19c. when it altered, perhaps under influence of many English words in -some. Folk-etymologized in dialect as floatsome.
In British law, flotsam are goods found floating on the sea as a consequence of a shipwreck or action of wind or waves; jetsam are things cast out of a ship in danger of being wrecked, and afterward washed ashore, or things cast ashore by the sailors. Whatever sinks is lagan. Flotsam and jetsam figuratively for "odds and ends" is attested by 1861.
flotsam 词组搭配
flotsam and jetsam
useless or discarded objects
无用（或被丢弃）的东西
flotsam 英文释义
1. the floating wreckage of a ship
flotsam 双语例句
1. The water was full of flotsam and refuse.
水里漂满了垃圾和废物。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He was another of the city's flotsam.
他是这个城市里又一个流浪者。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The beaches are wide and filled with interesting flotsam and jetsam .
海滩宽阔，到处是有趣的被冲上岸的零碎杂物。
来自《权威词典》
4. Sick and starving refugees are the flotsam and jetsam of war.
生病和饥饿的难民是遭战祸而流离失所的苦命人.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. You know the difference between flotsam and jetsam?
你知道流浪者和难民的不同之处 吗 ?
来自电影对白
flotsam 实用场景例句
The beaches are wide and filled with interesting flotsam and jetsam .
海滩宽阔，到处是有趣的被冲上岸的零碎杂物。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Sick and starving refugees are the flotsam and jetsam of war.
生病和饥饿的难民是遭战祸而流离失所的苦命人.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
You know the difference between flotsam and jetsam?
你知道流浪者和难民的不同之处 吗 ?
电影对白
Collisions with small space flotsam can obliterate a ship.
与太空中很小的漂浮物的碰撞可能完全摧毁一艘飞船.
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After the storm, the sea was covered with flotsam and jetsam.
暴风雨后, 海上漂浮着遇难船只的残骸和货物.
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There's nothing important in what he says; it's all flotsam and jelsam.
他说的话没什么紧要, 尽是废话.
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The frenzy can leave pink flotsam.
狂欢遗留下粉红色漂流物.
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Flotsam: She has a very serious problem.
浮: 她遇到了很严重的问题.
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There is nothing real in what he says; it's all flotsam and jetsam.
