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What does Mayday mean?

May Day is May Day; Distress signal.

Distress signal is an international radio distress signal. The word "Mayday" was originally a French word "m'aider" meaning "help me" (Venez m'aider or Aidez-moi is usually used in standard French), so the English pronunciation became "Mayday".

Calling Mayday on the radio means that you are in a real-time danger situation that threatens your life. When sending a distress signal, you must call the guide three times in a row ("distress, distress") to avoid being eavesdropped, drowned by noise or confused with other communications. Usually ships or planes will use distress signals for help; Police and firefighters in some areas also use this call sign to ask their colleagues for help.

M'aider is a French verb "help me", which is usually not used alone in standard French, and may be the abbreviation of Venez M'aider ("help me quickly"); Written in English, it became May Day. Moreover, in French, this word does not have a particularly urgent meaning. In French, when most people shout "help", most people will say "? Ryder Grave! " Or "Ausecuours!" .

Using Mayday as a distress signal originated from an Englishman named Federick Stanley Mokford in 1923. He is a senior majoring in radio at an airport in London, England. The airport asked him to come up with an easy-to-understand word for all pilots and ground crew to ask for help in an emergency. Because most flights were between Paris at that time, they were taken from France.

Bilingual example:

1, he ran to get a life jacket, and his stepfather was sent to make a phone call on May Day. When his stepmother sent a radio distress signal, he flew to get a life jacket.

2. Innocence and Mayday in Boys and Girls. Innocent heart, and Mayday for girls and boys.

As we all know, May Day is a national holiday. When we all know that the distress signal is a national holiday.

4. The position given in May Day is incorrect. The position given in case of distress is incorrect.