新马人一般上习惯将车子倒退的动作,说成是“Gostan”,而不是“Reverse”,而这个字也广泛的被民众使用,甚至成为专用名词!
然而,却没有几个人知道“Gostan”字眼的由来。一名脸书用户似乎早已对“Gostan”这个字眼有所理解,也掌握其背后的故事。
根据该网民的解释,“其实Gostan源自 Go Stern或Go Astern。在航海界,船的行径方向不是‘前进’和‘后退’的概念,而是根据船的结构判断的。Head是船首,Stern是船尾。所以有Go Ahead和Go Astern的航海术语。”
网民提及,向船尾方向航行就是Go astern,看起来就是倒退,后来就被普遍引用作为后退的用词。过程中可能就会被误听或误读,变成‘Gostan’。
“就好像车子的避震器是‘Absorber’,但是一般民间术语变成了‘Soba’。”
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