seafaring + noun
seafaring 作名词定语，修饰后面的名词，表示‘航海的’；常与 nation、people、tradition 等连用。
Norway is a seafaring nation.
挪威是一个航海国家。
航海业；水手职业；航海的行为、过程或实践。；海员(尤指水手)的工作或职业。；航海业
The act, process, or practice of traveling the seas, such as by sailing or steaming.
航海的行为、过程或实践。
The act, process, or practice of travelling the seas, such as by sailing or steaming.
海员(尤指水手)的工作或职业。
The work or calling of a seafarer, especially a sailor.
His lifelong passion for seafaring led him to join the navy.
他一生对航海的热爱使他加入了海军。
用法提示：seafaring 作名词，表示航海业或航海工作。
Seafaring requires immense courage and resilience in the face of storms.
航海需要面对风暴时的巨大勇气和韧性。
用法提示：seafaring 在此句中作主语，指航海这一职业或活动。
Many ancient cultures depended on seafaring for trade and exploration.
许多古代文化依赖航海进行贸易和探索。
用法提示：seafaring 作介词宾语，表示航海活动。
seafaring 作名词定语，修饰后面的名词，表示‘航海的’；常与 nation、people、tradition 等连用。
Norway is a seafaring nation.
挪威是一个航海国家。
engage in 表示‘从事’，后接名词或动名词；seafaring 指航海这一活动或职业。
They engaged in seafaring for generations.
他们世代从事航海。
seafaring 作句子主语，后接动词，表示航海这一活动或行业。
Seafaring has shaped many cultures.
航海塑造了许多文化。
seafaring as a profession 表示‘以航海为职业’；as 引出身份或角色，profession 可替换为 career 等。
He chose seafaring as a profession.
他选择航海作为职业。
grammar · medium
易错句子My uncle seafared for thirty years.
正确表达My uncle worked at sea for thirty years.
汉语“航海”既可作名词也可作动词（如“他航海三十年”），学习者据此造出英语动词 *seafare/seafared。但 seafaring 只能作名词，指航海这一活动或职业；要表达“从事航海”，英语需用 work at sea、go to sea、sail 等动词短语。
grammar · medium
易错句子My grandfather was a seafaring.
正确表达My grandfather was a seafarer.
seafaring 指“航海”这件事或这个职业，不指人；表示“航海者、水手”要用 seafarer。所以不能说 a seafaring，须改为 a seafarer。
grammar · medium
易错句子He went to seafaring last year.
正确表达He went to sea last year.
英语中“去当水手、出海”的固定说法是 go to sea，名词 sea 前不加冠词；seafaring 是名词，指航海活动本身，不能作 go to 的宾语表示目的地或职业，故 go to seafaring 不合英语习惯。
多指驾帆船在水上行驶，或作为运动项目的帆船活动；seafaring 指长期海上航行这件事本身或以航海为职业的生涯，不指运动项目。
是可数名词，指一次具体的海上远行，强调旅程本身；seafaring 是笼统的航海活动或航海职业，不指单次航程。
侧重航行或导航的技术与方法，常与仪器、地图、卫星等搭配；seafaring 侧重航海活动本身和以海为生的职业。
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