aloft
/əˈlɒft/adjective & adverb
1- up in or into the air; overhead架空的（地）, 在空中的（地）, 在头顶上的（地）：
as predic. adj. the congregation sways, hands aloft会众摇晃起来, 手在头顶挥舞
as adv. she held her glass aloft.她把玻璃杯举起来。
1.1
- up the mast or into the rigging of a ship在桅杆（或帆索）高处。
词源
Middle English: from Old Norse á lopt, á lopti, from á 'in， on， to' + lopt 'air'.