kind of large ship, 1520s, from French galion "armed ship of burden," and directly from Spanish galeón "galleon, armed merchant ship," augmentative of galea, from Byzantine Greek galea "galley" (see galley) + augmentative suffix -on. Developed 15c.-16c., it was shorter, broader, and with a higher stern superstructure than the galley. In English use, especially of Spanish royal treasure-ships or the government warships that escorted private merchant ships in the South American trade.
GALLEON. The accepted term for the type of ship which the Spaniards used in 1588; that is, an armed merchantman of exceptional quality, combining the strength of the mediaeval trader with some of the finer lines and fighting features of the GALLEY. [Sir Geoffrey Callender, "Sea Passages," 1943]
Italian agumented form of galea, galeaza, led to a different 16c. ship-name in English, galliass (1540s).
双语例句
1. Fear about the future of his and Galleon's investments triggered a selloff Monday.
对他和Galleon的投资的恐慌引发了周一的抛售.
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2. Goldman, Morgan Stanley and a Galleon representative to comment.
高盛 、 摩根士丹利和一名帆船基金代表均拒绝置评.
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3. The moon a ghostly galleon tossed upon the cloudy seas?
月亮是魔鬼的帆船,正被掷向阴霾笼罩的海面?
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4. Privateers presents the Caribbean in all of its gold trading, galleon battling glory.
在以加勒比海域为背景的大航海游戏中,你可以进行黄金贸易, 可以为了荣誉与其他战船开战.
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5. Galleon is well - armed warship also capable of taking aboard large amounts of cargo.
