shipmaster

基本解释

It was owned by Capt. Joseph White, who had made his fortune as a shipmaster and trader.
大屋的主人是船长约瑟夫·怀特（Joseph White），他通过当船主做贸易积累了财富。
As regarded the shipmaster, however, all was looked upon as pertaining to the character, as to a fish his glistening scales.
然而，对于这位船长而言，这一切都和他的身份相依相附，犹如鱼身上长着闪光的鳞片。
With her mind harassed by the terrible perplexity in which the shipmaster's intelligence involved her, she was also subjected to another trial.
船长的这一通知将她投入了可怕的困惑之中，折磨得她心烦意乱，可这时她还要面对另一个考验。