English Dictionary

dunsel

/ˈdʌnsəl/

noun

(nautical) Something (especially part of a vessel) that is useless, or superfluous or unnecessary. / (nautical, by extension) A captain of a vessel who has little or no authority.

The dunsel was left behind and forgotten.

意味（1）

(nautical) Something (especially part of a vessel) that is useless, or superfluous or unnecessary.

If I'm not part of the crew and earn my keep, then I'm a dunsel. And you'll not have a dunsel aboard long […]

意味（2）

(nautical, by extension) A captain of a vessel who has little or no authority.

McCoy: “Who the blazes is ‘Captain Dunsel’?” / Spock: “Dunsel, Doctor, is a term used by midshipmen at Starfleet Academy. It refers to a part which serves no useful purpose.”]