connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity 海的;航海的;(尤指)海事的 a maritime museum. 海洋博物馆。 maritime law. 海事法。 ■living or found in or near the sea 海生的;在海里发现的 dolphins and other maritime mammals. 海豚和其他海生哺乳动物。 ■bordering on the sea 近海的,沿海的 two species of Diptera occur in the maritime Antarctic. 2种双翅目昆虫在南极洲沿海被发现。 ■denoting a climate that is moist and temperate owing to the influence of the sea 海洋性气候的
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mid 16th cent.: from Latin maritimus, from mare 'sea'