flotsam and jetsam中文什么意思

船难的漂流物

浮货和风浪打上岸的货物

漂浮垃圾；海上垃圾

失事船只残骸

• flotsam:    n. 1.(失事船只的)残骸和漂出物 ...
• jetsam:    n. 1.船舶遇难时投弃的货物[船上 ...
• and jetsam:    船只残骸; 零碎物品

例句与用法

1. Sick and starving refugees are the flotsam and jetsam of war
   贫病交迫的难民都是在战争中流离失所的。
2. After the storm , the sea was covered with flotsam and jetsam
   暴风雨后，海上漂浮著遇难船只的残骸和货物。
3. 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。

百科释义

In maritime law, flotsam, jetsam, lagan and derelict describe specific kinds of wreck.