英文词源
- collier (n.)




- late 13c., collere "charcoal maker and seller," agent noun from Middle English col (see coal). They were notorious for cheating their customers. Sense of "ship for hauling coal" is from 1620s.
中文词源
来自coal, 煤,煤炭。
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collier ['kɒliə(r)]n.煤矿工人。词根-col-指“煤炭”,和coal(煤;木炭)同源;后缀-ier可指从事某种职业的人,如cash(现金)—cashier(出纳员),brass(黄铜)—brazier(黄铜匠),court(宫廷))—courtier(朝臣)。同根词:colliery(煤矿);Collie(柯利牧羊犬),可能最初指该犬种毛黑似炭。