Vessel : (대형)선박, 배, (액체를 담는)그릇, 용기, 통, (동식물)혈관, 도관, 물관, (특정 능력을 가진) 사람, (특정 목적으로 쓰이는)사람, ~용, ~전용
empty vessels make the most noise : 빈수레가 요란하다
1)
a vessel means a large boat or large ship
a cargo vessel
a shipping vessel
a fishing vessel
a naval vessel
it's just a rather formal word for a boat
you can use it about aeroplane or spacecraft but I nearlly always just to use it for large ships
2)
we can also use this vessel, to talk about a container
something that's used to hold liquid
he poured the liquid into a vessel so
he had a collection of our Elizabethan drinking vessels
it coud be made of metal, glass, pottery
a container for liquids
a bowl, a cup, a goblet, a pitcher
3)
you cna use it metaphorically, to talk about a person who has a particular quallity or who is used for a particular purpose
he seems to be a vessel for the green movement, he is used for this particular purpose
a politician who is a vessel for change in our society
this sounds pretty literary as well
he is a vessel for accomplishment of this objective
the army is a vessel for politicians of foreign affairs
a teacher should be a vessel to impart knowledge to the people
a holy man should be a vessel of morality
4)
a vessel in medicine, is a tube that carries blood or liquide through bodies
a blood vessel in our bodies
5)
idiom for vessel
empty vessels make the most noise, means people wo are empty or don't now about anything complain the most
loudly
Formality : 6 - 7
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