proa
proa — 名詞
1. a traditional narrow boat from Indonesia and nearby islands, usually open on top
印尼帆船
印尼一帶常以帆或槳推進的小船
a traditional narrow boat from Indonesia and nearby islands, usually open on top, that travels with a sail or with paddles
Hao watched a proa glide across the bay with one white sail.
Hao 看著一艘掛著白帆的印尼帆船滑過海灣。
proa + glide across a bay under sail
Two fishers paddled a proa back to shore before the storm arrived.
暴風雨來前，兩名漁夫把那艘印尼帆船划回岸邊。
paddle a proa back to shore
At the museum, Lara studied a carved proa from eastern Indonesia.
在博物館裡，Lara 研究一艘來自印尼東部、雕刻精美的傳統帆船。
A narrow proa carried sacks of rice between the small islands.
一艘狹長的印尼帆船載著一袋袋米，在小島之間穿行。
Mira sketched the proa while its crew folded the wet sail.
Mira 畫下那艘印尼帆船時，船員正把濕帆收起來。
- canoe
a broader word for a long narrow boat, often without sails
- outrigger canoe
closer in shape when the boat has side supports, but not a full synonym in every context
- sailboat
an everyday general word for a boat moved by sails
文法句型
a proa crosses a bay
fishers paddle a proa
a proa travels under sail
用法筆記
Usually seen in history, travel, or maritime writing rather than in everyday conversation. In ordinary speech, people normally say boat or sailboat unless they mean this specific traditional type.