skipper：船长，机长；跳跃者

看出该词由skip（跳）与名词后缀-er复合难度不大，所以有“跳跃者”之义。可还有一个“船长”呢。表“船长”时，skip其实是单词ship（船）发生h、k辅音音变的结果，为什么它俩能音变，可以体会它们发音的相似性。heart（心）和cord（词根：心）同理。

skipper：小船或渔船船长，队长

来自荷兰语scipper,船长，来自scip,船，词源同ship.引申词义队长。

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