shanty
shanty1(pl. -ies)- a small, crudely built shack
简陋小屋,棚屋
语源- early 19th cent. (originally a North American usage): perhaps from Canadian French chantier 'lumberjack's cabin, logging camp'
shanty2(亦作 chanty 或 sea shanty)(pl. -ies)- a song with alternating solo and chorus, of a kind originally sung by sailors while performing physical labour together
水手的劳动号子
语源- mid 19th cent.: probably from French chantez! 'sing!', imperative plural of chanter
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