[每日] jettison (v) 丟棄
Word of the Day (Wednesday January 14, 2009)
jettison \JET-uh-suhn, JET-uh-zuhn\, verb:
Pronunciation: http://0rz.tw/215ij
1. to throw goods overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in
distress
noun:
1. the act of throwing goods overboard when a craft is in
distress; also, the goods thrown overboard
verb:
1. (figurative) to throw away; discard
He guessed that Richardson decided to jettison the facial hair
after his wife found it scratchy.
-- Liz Sidoti, Boston Globe, 2008-12-03
But with economic anxiety sweeping the public, some banks have
decided to jettison traditional ads touting products and instead
market traits like stability and security.
-- Paul Donski, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2008-11-28
noun by 1425 from Anglo-Fr. getteson, from Old French getaison
"act of throwing (goods overboard)," especially to lighten a ship
in distress, from Late Latin jactionem, from jectare "toss
about." The verb is first attested 1848.
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