1540s, "of or pertaining to the sea," from Middle French maritime (16c.) or directly from Latin maritimus "of the sea, near the sea," from mare (genitive maris) "sea" (see mere (n.)) + Latin ending -timus, originally a superlative suffix (compare intimus "inmost," ultimus "last"), here denoting "close association with." Maritimes "seacoast regions of a country" is from 1590s; specifically of the southeasternmost provinces of Canada by 1926.
例文
1. Many maritime people are fishermen.
浜辺に住む多くの人は漁師です。
2.He had sole jurisdiction in maritime and seafaring causes.
彼は海商事件に対して専属管轄権を持っている。
3.I have passed the deserts and have already seen the maritime empire.砂漠を越えて海洋国に会った。
4.The maritime passage was a good augury for the aerial passage.
順調な航海も航空の良い兆しのようだ。
5.In Junge 's classification maritime particles are composed entirely of hygroscopic material.