seamanship
seamanship — 名詞
1. the practical know-how a person needs to steer a small boat or a large ship and
航海術
操縱並駕駛船隻的技能
the practical know-how a person needs to steer a small boat or a large ship and keep it safe on the water.
Tariro's excellent seamanship kept the fishing boat safe during the sudden storm.
Tariro 出色的航海術讓漁船在突如其來的暴風雨中平安無事。
collocation: excellent / good seamanship
Quan learned basic seamanship, including how to tie knots, on a summer sailing course.
Quan 在暑期帆船課程中學到基本的航海術，包括怎麼打繩結。
learn + seamanship (a skill taught and practised)
The harbour officers praised the crew's seamanship after they brought the damaged boat safely home.
船員把受損的船安全開回來後，港務人員稱讚了他們的航海術。
Good seamanship is more important than a fast engine when the waves are high.
海浪很大時，好的航海術比快速的引擎更重要。
Élise needed years of practice before her seamanship impressed the old sailors at the port.
Élise 練習了好幾年，航海術才讓港口的老水手們佩服。
用法筆記
Uncountable noun: it has no plural form and is not used with 'a' or 'an'.