每日一词学英语(113): seafaring

一块银质怀表在海底沉睡130年后被一名潜水员发现，并被交到了表主人的近亲手里。这名亲属很高兴多年后这块表回归家族，而且惊奇地发现祖上曾有过多彩的航海经历。“.... It has come as a complete surprise to me that my ancestors had such a colourful, seafaring past.” (From The Times, August 19, 2009: Silver pocket watch found off Welsh coast returned after 130 years)

Adj. [only before noun] connected with work or travel on the sea/ocean
*a seafaring nation （金山译为：以航海为业的民族）
这个词也可以作名词，意思是：航海事业，水手工作。
“-faring”对应的是“fare”: (intransitive) to go, travel，“seafaring”自然是“在海上工作、旅行”。