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A schooner is a kind of sailing ship, built to go fast. books sometimes say “a ship with two sails,” but that is tidier than the truth.
A schooner縱帆船 is是 a kind of sailing ship一種帆船, built to go fast造得比較快. Learner books sometimes say初學者的書有時候會說 "a ship with two sails,"「有兩片帆的船」 but that is tidier than the truth但這樣講比實際情況簡化多了.
A schooner has two or more tall for sails, and the sails run along the length of the ship, from front to back — not the wide square sails of old war ships. The back pole is usually the taller one.
A schooner縱帆船 has two or more tall poles for sails有兩根以上撐帆的高桅杆, and the sails run along the length of the ship而帆是沿著船身的長邊裝設的, from front to back從船頭到船尾 — not the wide square sails of old war ships不是舊式戰艦那種寬大的橫帆. The back pole後面那根桅杆 is usually the taller one通常比較高.
These ships were common in the 1700s and 1800s for trade and fishing, because they needed fewer sailors than the big square-sailed ships. You still see them as beautiful old boats, and in stories.
These ships were common in the 1700s and 1800s這種船在1700到1800年代很常見, for trade and fishing用於貿易和捕魚, because they needed fewer sailors than the big square-sailed ships因為比起大型橫帆船,它需要的水手比較少. You still see them as beautiful old boats現在還看得到它們,作為漂亮的老船, and in stories也出現在故事裡.
Though actually, in Australia and in some bars, a schooner is also a size of beer glass — same spelling, completely different thing. This word, as filed here, is the ship.
Though actually不過其實, in Australia and in some bars在澳洲和某些酒吧裡, a schooner一個schooner also is也是 a size of beer glass一種啤酒杯的容量 — same spelling拼法一樣, completely different thing意思完全不同. This word, as filed here在這個詞條裡, is the ship指的是船.
組成The word is attested around 1715; its origin is uncertain. It is said to come from a dialect word scoon, “to skim over water.” Some also compare shunt, “to make something move suddenly.” It does not split into clear English pieces.
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
schoonernoun/skuːnə(ɹ)/
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nauticaltransportA sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.
- The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land.
- Designed by Frank Payne's renowned Boston design office, and built in 1928 of longleaf yellow pine, this 82-footer has been a racing schooner — a staysail schooner — since the heyday of Class-A ocean racing in schooners during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
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A glass for drinking a large measure of sherry.
- Boycott any pub that bans work clothes, allows customers to reserve tables or only sells beer in schooners. That is less a pub, more a private members’ club.
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A glass of beer, of a size which varies between states (Wikipedia).
- Foaming schooners of beer grew ever larger and more numerous as the crimson February suns went to their rest.
- At first I refused, but ten schooners later I was ready to take on Jaws with a butterknife[.]
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A large goblet or drinking glass, used for lager or ale (Wikipedia).
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historicalA covered wagon used by emigrants.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。