mooncussers诅咒月亮的人

【使用地区】：美国

【释义】：

Mooncussers were so called because they cursed(cussed)the moon and the light that it brought，robbing them of their livelihood．During the early nineteenth century，these lowlifes lured merchant ships to shore on dark nights by waving lanterns that were mistaken for the lights of other yessels．When the ships were destroyed on rocks，their cargo was collected by the mooncussers as salvage．

此词指诅咒月亮和月光的人，指责月亮和月光剥夺了他们的生计。19世纪初期，有一些卑鄙的家伙专门在漆黑的夜里晃动提灯引诱海上航行的商船，让它们误以为这是其他船只上的灯光；当这些商船撞毁在岸边的岩石上后，他们就会打捞船上的货物。