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the shipowner of [ship]
表示“某艘船的船主”时，常用 the shipowner of ... 结构。
The shipowner of the tanker was held liable for the oil spill.
这艘油轮的船主对石油泄漏负有责任。
船主
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
船主
a person who owns a ship or a share in a ship
The shipowner of the tanker was held liable for the oil spill.
这艘油轮的船主对石油泄漏负有责任。
拥有船舶的人。
Someone who owns a ship.
The shipowner decided to renovate the old vessel before the next voyage.
船主决定在下次航行前翻新这艘旧船。
Many shipowners attended the conference to discuss new safety regulations.
许多船主参加了会议，讨论新的安全法规。
As a shipowner, she is responsible for the welfare of the crew.
作为船主，她负责船员的福利。
表示“某艘船的船主”时，常用 the shipowner of ... 结构。
The shipowner of the tanker was held liable for the oil spill.
这艘油轮的船主对石油泄漏负有责任。
shipowner 是可数名词，复数形式为 shipowners；这里 who 引导定语从句限定船主。
A shipowner who ignores safety rules may lose his license.
忽视安全规则的船主可能会被吊销执照。
Not this
He is shipowner.
Use this
He is a shipowner.
shipowner 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a；中文里“他是船主”没有冠词，但英语单数可数名词不能单独使用。
Not this
The port has many shipowner.
Use this
The port has many shipowners.
many 后接可数名词复数，shipowner 的复数形式是 shipowners；中文名词没有复数词尾变化，所以容易漏加 -s。
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船东责任
The shipowner's liability may be limited under national law.
根据国内法，船东的责任可能受到限制。
船东与租船人
The contract allocates risks between the shipowner and charterer.
合同在船东和租船人之间分配风险。
船东义务
A shipowner's duty is to provide a seaworthy vessel.
船东的义务是提供适航的船舶。
船东代表
The shipowner's representative inspected the cargo at the port.
船东代表在港口检查了货物。
船东协会
The shipowners' association issued a statement on safety rules.
船东协会就安全规则发表了声明。
船东留置权
The shipowner's lien secures payment of the freight.
船东留置权为运费的支付提供担保。
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联想：ship（船）+ owner（主人）→ 船的主人就是船主。
语域：formal 常见场景：航运贸易、海事保险、法律合同 shipowner 是比较正式的书面用语，多用于航运、保险、法律等正式场合；日常口语中通常说 ship owner。
No common word rhymes exactly with shipowner (ˈʃipəunə). The -owner words share the spelling and the final unstressed /əʊnə/ but have different stress patterns, so they are lookalikes, not rhymes. shipmate, shipwreck, and shipyard share the initial stressed syllable /ʃɪp/ but differ after that.
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