| 释义 |
bottomry/ˈbɒtəmrɪ/noun mass noun dated a system of merchant insurance in which a ship is used as security against a loan to finance a voyage, the lender losing their money if the ship sinks 〈旧〉船舶抵押契据。
词源 late 16th cent.: from BOTTOM （in the sense 'ship'） + -RY, influenced by Dutch bodemerij. |