Mayday
[5meidei]
n.
救难信号
mayday
may.day
AHD:[m³“d³”]
D.J.[6mei7dei]
K.K.[6me7de]
n.（名词）
An international radiotelephone signal word used by aircraft and ships in distress.
呼救信号：遇险的飞机、船只等使用的国际无线电呼救信号
From French m'aidez [help me!]
源自 法语 m'aidez [救命]
“Mayday,mayday!” comes the international distress signal over the radio,and nobody stops to ask why the first of May is being mentioned at a time of crisis.Mayday,in fact,has nothing to do with the first of May.Instead,it is a spelling that represents the pronunciation of French m'aidez,“help me,” or the latter part of the phrase venez m'aider,“come help me,” either of which are quite appropriate at such a critical juncture.
“救命,救命!”无线电接收机中传来国际遇险呼救信号,总有人询问为何在危急时刻使用五月的第一天作为信号.实际上,Mayday 和五月份的第一天没有任何关系.相反,它只是和法语中m'aidez “帮助我”或短语 venez m'aider “来帮助我”的后半部分的读音相同的一种拼写,均适用于指紧要关头
